@ A Glance Bat Facts Beautiful Bat Fact Samoan Flying Fox Malayan Flying Fox Bats were a popular ingredient in a number of historical medical remedies. The bat featured in the photo is a common vampire bat. I find it impossible to not love Greater Horseshoe Bats. This is just a small sampling of what you’ll after reading the Origins of Bats chapter. Bats, like this dwarfed epauletted bat and Samoan flying foxes are an important aspect of rainforest ecology, I can’t stop wondering what Pliny the Elder saw that made him think bat blood triggered lust. The inability to determine how bats evolved has led to some pretty interesting ideas about the origins of bats. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike Loading...