Data Report

SUMMARY - A new Covid strain called 'BRZ batCoV' has been found in Brazilian bats. Closer to MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) than the Covid strains that we are used to, it still represents a significant danger as MERS tends to have a higher mortality rate (although the transmission rate is lower).

LINK - https://www.onlymyhealth.com/new-covid-strain-brz-batcov-found-in-brazilian-moustached-bats-12977840653

If I am not mistaken they hang upside down , lick themselves and drop saliva packed feces and also can infect other animals who graze under them in barns and such which makes this disease more capable of jumping to other species...

Here's yet another article as well...

SUMMARY:
New pandemic alert? BRZ batCoV discovered in Brazil’s moustached bats, revealing natural origins of Covid-like virus

LINK:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/new-pandemic-alert-brz-batcov-discovered-in-brazils-moustached-bats-revealing-natural-origins-of-covid-like-virus/articleshow/125059068.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst