Talk:Common Vampire Bat

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The following two statements seem pretty contradictory (both from this article):

However, they don’t suck the blood of their "victims".

The groove in the lower lip and a groove in the under side of the tongue together forms a straw-like structure enabling the bat to suck up the blood rather than lap it.

Have changed the wording somewhat to avaoid the confusion - it may not be very elegant but it is important I think to dispel the common misapprehension that vampire bats sort of "latch" on to their "victims" and suck the blood directly out of them. Maybe someone could work out a more elegant way of saying all this???? John Hill 22:10, 25 February 2007 (UTC)