Surely, they could not have given this angel the name "Desmodus rotundus"! ROTUNDUS?! Sweet baby... you are not rotundus... 
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-vampire-fangs-blood-animal-friendships.html
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Vampire bats: Look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They're gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they're only imaginary β¦ or are they?
Bats (Play Visions)
There are two mammals, or perhaps broadly groups of mammals, that exemplify Halloween. One is the black cat. The other is the bat. Bats have a long history in human folklore, tradition, and fictional literature and cinema. In North America, the Creek, Cherokee, and Apache viewed the bat as a trickster god. In Aztec mythology they were associated with dead, destruction, and decay. The witches [β¦]
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https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/bats-play-visions/
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