Source: https://www.batcon.org/bat/desmodus-rotundus-2/
Video of vampire bat running on treadmill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBtx8AMR_Q
I clicked thinking the treadmill video would be adorable and left thinking it’d make good motion capture for a horror game.
Source: https://www.batcon.org/bat/desmodus-rotundus-2/
Video of vampire bat running on treadmill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBtx8AMR_Q
Very creepy. I like it.
For how long, though?
So there is a Facebook post claiming they can do it for up to 90 minutes but there is no source provided, and I HIGHLY doubt that it’s true.
The original paper that established this speed did not mention endurance. Here it is: https://www.noctilio.com/pdfs/Riskin_and_Hermanson_2005.pdf
so it’s possible they could even run up to 91 minutes then
92, even
That's a surprisingly cute photo of a common vampire.
So? I can run way faster than that
Oh but can you also fly?
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