Has one baby at a time, which is born completely blind Roosts individually or in colonies of up to thousands of bats. Will share food with orphaned pups or sick bats, if they don t eat for 2 days it will die. Cows and other domestic animals are their main source of blood. When they bite, they make a very shallow cut that does not hurt or disturb their sleeping victim. Only drink 8 teaspoons of blood or less a night.
Vampire bats can carry rabies, but it is rare.
Indian Flying Fox - Pteropus giganteus Found on many islands in India, Nepal, Burma, Sri Lanka, and others near the Indian Ocean. Habitat is forests and swamps. It is essential for this bat to be near a large body of water. Body length is 9 . Females weigh 2 pounds, males can weigh from 2.8-3.5 pounds.