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The Penguin Genomic Sequence and the SARS-CoV-2 Recombination Event
Penguins may have played some role in the recombination event that led to the COVID pandemic. I don't think there's a direct route from a penguin to SARS-CoV-2. The fact that we find similar viruses in penguins and there is a recombinant history of the virus themselves, however, that recombinant history is very likely in bats.