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We spied a handful scratching for food on the golf course behind our apartment in Playa del Carmen, MX. I had seen just a couple coati before, so spotting a handful was exciting! Armed with tortillas, we ventured out to get a closer look and we discovered there were more than 50 hidden among the nearby patch of forest foliage! Little by little, we coaxed the herd to come closer with bits of corn tortilla. Eventually, several ate from my hand and one even ate from my mouth! It was so impressive to see these animals with sharp teeth and long claws, delicately take food from us! They were better behaved than our chocolate lab! I know the locals adopt abandoned babies and coatis can be domesticated as pets. I would imagine this herd has has human contact before as they roam throughout a residential area.
"Occupying habitats ranging from hot and arid areas to humid Amazonian rainforests or even cold Andean mountain slopes, including grasslands and bushy areas. Their geographical range extends from the southwestern U.S. (southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) through northern Argentina. Around 10 coatis are thought to have formed a breeding population in Cumbria, UK." (Wikipedia)
beside the pic of ur spotting should be an empty photo with a + next to it
you can post more up to 6 per spotting got to 'my spotting' then select it and click edit this spotting once u upload more u can rearrange them by dragging and dropping the main pic on the farthest to the left
thanks for the tip!
it would be cool if Project Noah let you post additional photos with the main photo. I have a photo of the wild coati eating from my mouth... didn't want it to be the main pic... maybe i should post though?
wow amazing story you should post it under notes people usually put it their to tell the story behind how they were able to get the shot
We spied a handful scratching for food on the golf course behind our apartment in Playa del Carmen, MX. I had seen just a couple coati before, so spotting a handful was exciting! Armed with tortillas, we ventured out to get a closer look and we discovered there were more than 50 hidden among the nearby patch of forest foliage! Little by little, we coaxed the herd to come closer with bits of corn tortilla. Eventually, several ate from my hand and one even ate from my mouth! It was so impressive to see these animals with sharp teeth and long claws, delicately take food from us! They were better behaved than our chocolate lab! I know the locals adopt abandoned babies and coatis can be domesticated as pets. I would imagine this herd has has human contact before as they roam throughout a residential area.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2011
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011
