Bats in other countries eat fruit, fish, small mammals, and yes, blood. There are three species of the fabled vampire bats, but all are found in Latin America. A common fear is that bats carry rabies.

That’s why they are also called fruit bats. According to veterinarian Shin Nishioka, 49, Egyptian rousettes kept at the zoo have big, round eyes and look extremely cute. Indeed, they look like ...