Pangolins

[Zhong Lu + 845]

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53jazk/i-accidentally-ate-the-worlds-most-illegally-trafficked-animal

Probably very tasty if you're the type that like pungent flavored meat.  

[frankfurter + 562]

reported in the Chinese media...

"The team led by Professor Shen Yongyi at the South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, analysed more than 1,000 samples and found that more than 70 per cent of the pangolins they examined carried viruses that were from the same family as the infection found in the city of Wuhan."

"At the microscopic level, the civilian researchers and their colleagues from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Beijing found that some pangolin viral strains appeared identical to the new coronavirus in humans – and further analysis showed they had 99 per cent of their genes in common."

"The team’s results have not been through the peer review process and a formal research paper was not available."

Pangolins are now virtually extinct in China. If any were sold at markets, they can be only those smuggled from other countries. Contrary to the western propaganda, China does have bans in place against animal trafficking. As and when factors are proven, the criminal elements will be hunted and given the death penalty: swift and sure. 

Meanwhile, like the CDC response for Ebola, H1N1, and others, we must wait for this crisis to end and assess the facts.