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Crab-eating raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

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Description:

These are omnipresent in the beaches of Manuel Antonio, demanding scraps of food from tourists from inquistively to plainly aggressively.
the pics are of a juvenile that had to wait its turn to get some food since the dominant adults from the group were defending their turf quite strongly.
See video attached.

Habitat:

Manuel Antonio National Park.

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Crab-eating raccoon

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