bats

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The virus responsible for the disease, SARS-CoV-2, is closely related to coronaviruses found in bats.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

This includes travelers who have recently visited countries experiencing Ebola virus disease outbreaks, as well as people who have had close contact with infected individuals or with bats, primates, or game animals from affected regions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Two decades later, he says, bats continue to shun the cave, likely “a result of horror stories and dire warnings” that the storm’s few survivors have passed along to others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Nash said a steel grill had been put into the side chamber in the cave to stop any vandalism to the art, so the only painting's only visitors are the bats who live there.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Now the arrows looked like a colony of bats.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi