Tour Guide, Iquitos, Peru
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Coati (Nasua Nasua) are Amazonian dwellers who are members of the Procyonidae Family in the genera Nasua and Nasuella. These mammals are native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. They live in the humid jungle or semi-jungle environments and close to bodies of water or rivers. It is a very characteristic animal for its body, which is elongated, robust, triangular head, very long and voluminous tail, the snout is also long and pointed and the legs are short and have five strong claws. The ears are quite small, the upper jaw exceeds the lower one, the nose is devoid of hair and moves easily.
These animals are omnivores; they mainly eat ground litter, invertebrates, such as tarantula, and fruit along with small vertebrate prey, such as lizards, rodents, small birds, birds' eggs, and crocodile eggs. The coati's predators are foxes, jaguarundis, anacondas, boa constrictors, jaguars, wolves, eagles, tayras, ocelots, and dogs.
Size: The length of the body with the head often passes 75 cm and the tail is just over 50 cm.
Weight: Between 6 and 8 kg.
This stunning picture was taken by the photographer, birding and naturalist guide Edson Galan in one of the tours by the Yarapa River near Cumaceba river.