South American Coati (Nasua nasua) 9 June 2019. Monkey Island, Rio Yarapa, Desembocadura, Peru.
South American Coati (Nasua nasua)

South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
This was a rescue animal that had been released back into the wild, but which apparently still lacked fear of humans. These relatives of the Raccoon, are widespread in interior Northern South America, but this is the only one we saw. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.

Reference:

Emmons, L. & Helgen, K. 2016. Nasua nasua. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41684A45216227. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41684A45216227.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2019.
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