Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Grooming May Be the Undoing of Vampire Bats. Vampire Bats drink blood of course, but they also spread rabies. A campaign was launched to eradicate these bats Near areas where cattle abounded and were affected. Utilizing the knowledge that Vampires groom themselves and each other, Poisons were used to smear on the hair of captured bats, Which would return to their colonies to groom and spread the poisons. Killing the bats was working, except for the fact That as the colony declined, the remaining bats dispersed, Spreading the rabies elsewhere. Not good. Then a vaccine for rabies was substituted Thus, not affecting the bats, except to inoculate them to be rabies-free. It was not the taste of the 'potion', but rather the intense behavior Of the bats to get rid of this terrible stuff off their backs and pass it on! Frank Maurer 12 July 2025 0925 Hours.