July 20th, 2009
The destruction of the Amazon rainforest through logging, mining and road construction is causing vampire bats in Peru to feast more regularly on the blood of humans. Wildlife is disappearing and so the bats are turning to our blood, and as a result, outbreaks of rabies are on the rise, killing people in places where the disease was rare.
Ecoworldly Originally reported on
National Geographic with video
here.
Peru nature, South America nature | Tags: Bats of Peru, Dangerous animals in Peru, Rabies in Peru, vampire bats in Peru, Vampire bats in the Amazon|