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White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Description:

White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica), Parque Nacional de Corcovado, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Rainforest

Notes:

White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica), Parque Nacional de Corcovado, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica Feeding a cashew fruit (caju). We know certainly the cashew nut which the coati hold in its hands. This is the seed. Interesting fact: The cashew is one of the only fruits where the seed is outside the fruit. Read more about cashew: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170...

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10 Comments

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

o wow !!! Never seen before !!!

injica
injica 11 years ago

Very cute :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

And Costa Ricans are called Ticos ;-)... Thanks, Toucan!

Toucan
Toucan 11 years ago

Costa Ricans also call them "Pisotes".

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Lovely spotting :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Thanks, folks!

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

I've never seen one either!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Interesting animal!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

I've never seen one of these before. He's beautiful :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Sweet.

bayucca
Spotted by
bayucca

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Spotted on Feb 7, 2003
Submitted on Jan 6, 2013

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