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Title: What has a bushy tail and a taste for blood? Written by: duddy on Sep 3, 2015 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/6_03_09_15_12_11_40.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=22478) You guessed it! The tufted ground squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis), also known as the vampire squirrel. Check out what may be the first video of the remarkable and rare animal. This species of squirrel is twice the size of most tree squirrels, reputedly has a taste for blood, and has the bushiest tail of any mammal compared with its body size with its tail being 30 percent larger than its body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7gAOnxyWzw |