Vampire bats target their social grooming to hard-to-reach body parts
Chuanliang Chen, Tobias I Nguyen, Michael Meyer, Evan Hashem, Gerald G. Carter
This study shows vampire bats groom others in hard-to-reach body parts, supporting the idea that social grooming is a social signal and a low-cost form of helping.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition