Coatis forage in a palm grove
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26 Aug, 2007
Coatis snuffle about in the undergrowth, feeding on fallen fruit and titbits unearthed with their snouts.
Today we wanted to investigate and film a palm grove situated close to our camp in the Brazilian Pantanal. The composition of this grove was very different from the surrounding wetland plant life.
Soon after our arrival at the grove a group of about six coatis (Nasua nasua) put in an appearance.
We filmed an individual coati two days ago so we enjoyed the opportunity to film a whole family unit. These raccoon-like forest dwellers are diurnal – they spend most of the day foraging on the ground and sleep in the trees at night. They have long, flexible, upturned snouts and sharp claws for unearthing the fruits and invertebrates that make up their diet.
They tend not to be shy as they are at the top of their food chain.
– By Pierre Minnie and Nick Fenn, Earth-Touch crew © Earth-Touch
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Country: Brazil
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Location: Pantanal, Brazil
Tags: Nasua nasua, Palm, Fruit, Titbit, Feed, Forest, Dwell, Raccoon, Invertebrate, Food, Chain, Snout, Flexible, Upturned, Claw, Wetland, Plant, Grove, Expedition Footage, South American coati, Mammals, Vertebrates, Pantanal, Brazil, Brazil, South America, Tropical rainforest
