Assertion: vampire | /r/CapableOf | digest blood
Facets:
value: no differently than hematophages
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: While many fictional vampires are depicted as being able to fully absorb undigested blood through a variety of methods—hypodermic fangs, larger pores in the GI tract, fusion of the stomach and vascular system, reconnection of the esophagus into the heart—the truth is that vampires digest blood no differently than hematophages such as vampires bats, leeches and ticks (or even how we digest our own food).
text: A vampire only feeds upon blood when needed – and can control this craving, should such control prove necessary.
text: Vampires are evil mythological beings who roam the world at night searching for people whose blood they feed upon.