To this date, scientists haven’t figured out what actually caused the coronavirus outbreak. Bats are among the main suspects, and several studies suggest that bats COVID-19 possibly originated in bats. This makes a lot of sense as bats have been the source of many pathogens belonging to the coronavirus family. For example, a report by the National Health Institute (NIH) states that the viruses responsible for the SARS-CoV-1 pandemic in 2003 and the MERS-CoV outbreak in 2012 were both traced back to bats. In the case of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, there is strong evidence pointing to its an…