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 ...

Five, three-month-old South American coatis jumped on rocks, climbed trees, and dug in the dirt in their new habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in photos released Tuesday The young coati ...

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, ...

Part of the raccoon family, these elusive mammals are full of surprises. The main difference is that mountain coatis are significantly smaller, averaging about 19 inches in size compared with the ...

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 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 ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla – Two white-nosed coatis have made their debut at the Brevard Zoo and are now part of the coati band, according to the zoo’s website. Sky and Rita came to join Brevard Zoo’s older ...

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 ...

This coati in Mexico has learned that rain runs off a tarp covering and collects in this hollow fence pole. Several times each day, the coati and her babies arrive at the scuba dive shop and stick ...

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 ...