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Vampire Bat Are Not in Texas, Yet…

September 24, 2012 12:12 pm by: Mose Buchele

Vampire Bats. Image via http://thinkprogress.org/Vampire Bats. Image via http://thinkprogress.org/

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Reports that vampire bats bit a man in Central Texas sent shivers down more than a few spines last week. But as KUT’s Mose Buchele reports for StateImpact Texas, experts say there are some holes in the story.

“One year you will see one incident in Brownsville or McAllen, then the next year you will see something in Victoria, Texas or even something further south. So it will be a slow advance.” – Prof. Ivan Castro-Arellano.

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