Common Vampire Bats (IMAGE)
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Microbes that make their homes on the skin or in the digestive tracts of animals can be beneficial or pathogenic to the individual and to the community. A new study finds that the gut microbiomes of vampire bats become more similar the more often the bats engage in social behaviors with one another.
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Photo by Uwe Schmidt, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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