Vampire bats remember the sound of their victims.

They say an elephant never forgets. But the vampire bat may go one better, in a fittingly chilling way. The bats may not only remember the sound of each victim’s breath, but also make use of that memory to seek out the same animal for future feeds.

The common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus from South America, which feeds exclusively on blood, identifies sounds in the same way that humans use their voices to recognize each other, say researchers.

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