The exotic animals, native to South America, were found in a U-Haul with two chinchillas, a rabbit, two rats, three Quaker parrots, and three love birds Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

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When Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute postdoctoral fellow Ben Hirsch found that juvenile ring-tailed coatis regularly attack stronger, older coatis and often even receive help from adult ...

The Salisbury Zoo will host a groundbreaking June 17 for its new Expedition Ecuador Habitat featuring white-nosed coatis, according to a community announcement. The event will take place at 10 a.m.

A small New Jersey zoo is challenging their reign of gloomy Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day, with a trio of more lively and charismatic coatimundis, who are ...

A recently arrived group of coatis (a lesser known raccoon-like animal) have settled so comfortably into the Melbourne Zoo that they have already produced three litters, with a total of 21 kittens, ...

In Perth Zoo's new South American-themed Amazonia enclosure, brown-nosed coatis use their snouts to dig under rocks searching for grubs while a pair of golden lion tamarins jump quickly from branch to ...

Coatis may look like a mix of raccoon, anteater, and mongoose, but this unique mammal is far more fascinating than it appears. Celebrated on 3rd December, World Coati Day focuses on the importance of ...

The Brevard Zoo announced two white-nosed coatis were pregnant March 22, and the moms gave birth in April. Screengrab from the Brevard Zoo's Facebook post Eight coati babies were born at a Florida zoo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They're pretty much Mexico's racoons. In South Florida, they're sniffing around in all the wrong places, so not so cute. But, now, ...

They are coming for your food, for your pet’s food and for your garbage. With their cute little turned-up noses, bushy tails and adorable squeaking sounds, the coatis (Nasua narica) are coming in ...