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South American Coati

Nasua nasua

Photo by peter
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Field Notes

Description:

About 3 feet in length, short brown fur and long, pointed snout

Habitat:

Sub-tropical rainforest

Notes:

Known as the South American raccoon

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South American Coati

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South American Coati

Nasua nasua

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Comments (4)
peter
Thanks Carolina, I've made the update ;)
Carolina
I love coaties! They want to smell everything!

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PublishedOctober 7, 2010

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