Real-life vampire birds hunt and drink blood in remote Ecuador

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPopular Science reports vampire birds in remote Ecuador that hunt and drink blood, and I want to say up front that I stand with the bird.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou stand with it. Vera, it drinks blood. That's in the headline, and I'd like that on the record before you start a fan club.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistCan I just say, I've said for years that something was out there in Ecuador. Nobody listened.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI don't know what it was, but I said it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou've never been to Ecuador.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI've studied Ecuador on a map for years, and let me tell you, the geography screams danger.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish. These birds are misunderstood, and nobody on this panel can even tell me what kind of bird it is.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA small one, with an appetite. That's all any of us has, and we're all talking like experts.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHitchcock saw this coming, and he's not even here to defend himself.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, I've drafted the bird's apology statement, and it's very warm.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt hasn't said sorry.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's drinking, Dale. It'll get to it.