Coati sideview

Sideview of a Coati, also called the Brazilian Aardvark, a type of raccoon native to many parts of South America. They eat everything and are commonly found in urban areas to scoop some human trash.

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Roeselien Raimond

Snow Leopard

Such a beautifully shaped creature, I didn't think this was a kind of raccoon....
I like your info that comes with it, they sound just as opportunistic as foxes are..... Posted 14 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  From your photos foxes seem very approachable which was new to me. Indeed coatis can be quite urbanized and even beg for food. There is food though, such as sugar cookies, that they can't stand so humans feeding them is not always good idea. They can eat a tarantula yet not a cookie :)
  
  Here's one scooping around a garden in Costa Rica:
  
  I love their tails. Posted 14 years ago
2. 1. Roeselien Raimond
    
    Snow Leopard
    
    I think feeding wild animals maybe isn't such a good idea in general. ;) (unless they really need it)
    They look so nice.....must have been such fun to see them in the wild! Posted 14 years ago

The White-nosed coati

The white-nosed coati is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae. Local names include Pizote, Antoon and Tejón. The last, which mainly is used in Mexico, means badger. It averages about 4–6 kg in weight. However, males are much larger than females, and small females weigh as little as 2.5 kg and large males as much as 12.2 kg. On average, the total length is about 110 cm, about half of that being the tail length.

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by DragonC

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Aug 9, 2011. Captured Aug 9, 2011 20:20.

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