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Photography

Gato Moteado

(9,970 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2023, 06:40 PM Nov 2023

photo of a coati taken at one of my wildlife blinds today
coatis are a tropical relative of the raccoons we know and love in the USA.

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tropical raccoon....have you ever seen one of these? [View all] Gato Moteado Nov 2023 OP

No feeding allowed!!!🇨🇷 LakeArenal Nov 2023 #1

shhhhhhhhhhh Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #8

I do that for birds. Nuts, fruit seeds. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #14

An Equatorial Trash Panda? LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #2

LOL! ShazzieB Nov 2023 #5

thanks peg! Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #9

Very nice photo! ShazzieB Nov 2023 #4

yes....these guys range up into SW USA! Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #10

Almost looks like a possum! SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #6

ok, now.....i need to see one of your possums! Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #11

Great photo. And no, I don't need to see one in the wild. ;-) Callalily Nov 2023 #7

you should see when a whole herd of them almost runs right into you! Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #12

Looks like it had its head in a bag of Cheetos. sl8 Nov 2023 #13

hahaha....yes, the soil here is orange clay Gato Moteado Nov 2023 #15