Do vampire bats really crave human blood, or is that just myth and movie magic? This video dives into the fascinating truth ...

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Vampire bats. They strike fear in even the manliest of men. Mention them, and people walk around with shoulders hiked up to cover their necks.

They "Adopt" Orphans Batman had Robin, aka his young ward Dick Grayson. Nursing vampire bats, found in tropical Central and South America, will sometimes feed pups that aren't their own, says Mies.

Each one of these sanguivores laps up about two tablespoons of blood a day. Yes, that's right, contrary to myth, vampire bats don't suck blood. They lap it, like a dog or cat laps water.