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Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

25 March 2022

Genes lost during vampire bats’ evolution may have helped them to adapt to their exclusive blood diet which is high in iron and fluid and low in calories
Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

16 May 2018

All the green-blooded lizards in the world live in New Guinea, but it turns out the trait has evolved there independently at least four times

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