Smithsonian Report, 1936. — Ditmars and Greenhall 



Plate 3 



Photographs by Arthur M. t 



Positions assumed by the vampire bat, Desmodus rolundus rotundus Wagner, in clinging to an animal with 

 thick pelage. The claws of the hind feet grasp the hairs of the victim's body and enable the bat to move 

 nimbly over vertical surfaces. 



