Their bad rap is really batty!______________________It’s Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids’ 1st Anniversary! Do Vampire Bats drink human blood (**SPOILER ALERT: NO**)? Do bats deserve their bad reputation? Have people gone to war over bat poop? Did scientists have Common Vampire Bats go to the gym? Are Vampire Bats actually very nice to each other? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, on Kingdom: Animalia’s 1st ANNIVERSARY episode, you will learn everything there is to know about the Common Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus.Credits:Episode Art: Uwe Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; background removed.Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions and Kevin MacLeodFurther Reading (Experiments):Vampire Bats Call Out to Friends to Share Blood MealsUnlike other bats, vampire bats keep out of trouble by running, Cornell researchers findLinks:Common Vampire Bat on Treadmill VideoEpisode PageComicMemory QuizTranscriptWorks CitedSupport the showThe riddle for the next episode is “I hold the non-human record of knowing the most English words, I come in many different colors, I’m the most common of the pet birds. Who am I?” You can send in your answers, questions, and episode suggestions to animals@kingdomanimaliapod.com, and our website is https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/animals.**Psst! Hey you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you want to ask us questions which will get featured on the show? Just head over to https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/acb and send a voice message or email with your question(s), and we’ll answer it/them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!**Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.