Bats in other countries eat fruit, fish, small mammals, and yes, blood. There are three species of the fabled vampire bats, but all are found in Latin America. A common fear is that bats carry rabies.

In Tel Aviv, Israel, you might be privy to a strange sight: bats darting from tree branch to tree branch in broad daylight. These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species ...