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South American Coati near Iguazu falls The coatis surrounding the Iguazu falls are domesticated, in the sense that they do not fear humans, in fact, they even aggressively beg humans for food due to tourists regularly feeding them. Brazil,Coati,Iguazu falls,Nasua nasua,Raccoons,Ring-tailed Coati,South American Coati Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

South American Coati near Iguazu falls

The coatis surrounding the Iguazu falls are domesticated, in the sense that they do not fear humans, in fact, they even aggressively beg humans for food due to tourists regularly feeding them.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    On another note, this sub specie looks quite a lot different from the Coati we saw in Costa Rica:

    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. Apenheul,Brazilian Aardvark,Coati
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The South American Coati

The South American Coati is a species of coati from South America. In Brazilian Portuguese it is known as quati. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is the southern replacement of its very similar cousin, the White-nosed Coati.

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Uploaded Sep 21, 2011. Captured Sep 19, 2011 11:33.
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  • COOLPIX S9100
  • f/5.3
  • 1/320s
  • ISO250
  • 39.1mm