16K views · 605 reactions | Nothing to see here. Just a vampire bat enjoying a bowl of blood next to a jack-o'-lantern  We get the blood to feed our colony from Penn State! The Block and Bridle Club collects it from the cattle they use for teaching and sells it to us as a fundraiser to support the club & club activities. #BatAppreciationMonth | Philadelphia Zoo | Facebook

29K views · 1.4K reactions | Thanks to a local anesthetic in their spit, vampire bats are able to drink blood from their prey without being detected. That way, they can feed undisturbed for up to a half hour at a time. Crazy Monsters | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook