Stock's vampire bat (SciiFii)

The Stock's vampire bat (Desmodus stocki), also known as the Florida vampire bat and the Mexican vampire bat, is a species of vampire bat that originally lived in Mexico and Florida during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout Mexico (including Baja California), parts of the Caribbean Islands, and both southern and central Florida to help boost biodiversity. When SciiFii announced the recreation of this species, many people were concerned that this species could spread diseases and viruses, including rabies, however, thanks to SciiFii using genetic engineering, the Stock's vampire bats are completely immune to diseases and viruses, so they do not carry any known disease or viruses, making the Stock's vampire bats completely harmless unlike their South American relatives. The Stock's vampire bat weighs about 50% more than the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), and is also more robust and 15-20% larger in size, making it relatively large for its genus. Like its relatives, the Stock's vampire bat is hematophageal, feeding on blood from living specimens of larger mammals, which it bites at night, while the larger mammal is sleeping. The species is highly polygynous, and dominant adult males defend groups of females. It is one of the most social of bat species with a number of cooperative behaviors such as social grooming and food sharing. The conservation status of the Stock's vampire bat is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the Stock's vampire bat's wide natural range and its tolerance to most of the human activities.
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