Coati

This is another view of the Coati that I showed yesterday, which I am posting today to give you a better view of his body. After he stopped and yawned right in front of us, he climbed down from the rock and walked off. He looked at us several times and was not in the least bit scared of us.

Coatis are sometimes hunted by humans. They also have a few predators, such as jaguars, ocelots, foxes, and even some eagles and white faced capuchin monkeys will attack their young.

Coatis are relatives of raccoons, and are smart like raccoons. They like to sleep up in the trees. pregnant females will leave their groups and build a nest in a tree or on a rocky ledge. Six weeks or so after giving birth to a litter of 3 - 7 kits, the mother and young will rejoin the group.

Coatimundi is a term for a solitary male coati, although some people use that term incorrectly to refer to any coati.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site. This week we are showing photos of Yosemite National Park in California. We are featuring some scenes that are different than the landmarks that you usually see.