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as soon as one bird finishes, the next one Galápagos Islands. When food such as flower nectar is in short supply during the dry season, it pecks at a sea bird until it bleeds and then sips the escaping blood. Other finches line up to have a turn, and
Beware this blood-craving bird found in the

Vampire finch starts pecking.

Master of disguise, the brightly colored ambush bug hides completely
motionless on a flower. When its prey—such as a bee—comes near,
victim, paralysing it with toxins injected through
its short beak. Finally, it sucks out the prey’s blood and other bodily fluids.
the ambush bug strikes, using its thick front legs to capture the

Ambush bug Vampire bat Under the cover of darkness, the vampire bat crawls or flies onto its prey and finds a spot where blood flows near the victim’s surface. Using its fangs to make a sharp incision, the bat applies saliva to the wound with its tongue to stop the blood from clotting. It then 20 minutes.

feasts ferociously for

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