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How vampire bats drink your blood without you noticing - Imran Razik

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Vampire bats are the only mammals to subsist on blood alone. Their ancient ancestors might have eaten parasites and insects off larger animals until vampire bats began feeding directly from those animals themselves. So, how do these nocturnal creatures find their sustenance? And what animals do they most commonly target? Imran Razik follows the nighttime routine of a vampire bat as she hunts.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Imran Razik
Director
Sharon Colman
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt
Composer
Jarrett Farkas
Sound Designer and Mixer
Weston Fonger
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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