Whitenosed Coati by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 16, 2008

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Description

I was driving through the rain forest, north of Laguna de Arenal as it was getting dark. This was the second of these strange animals I saw and decided to stop and take a picture. It is a whitenosed Coati, the most diurnal and frequently seen procyonid. They are brownish in color but longer, slimmer and lighter than raccoons. They are found throughout Costa Rica in all types of forests up to 3,000m elevation. This picture was taken on 7 December 2004. Thank you for viewing and commenting on my recent uploads and a special 'Thank you' to those that may have added some of them to their favorites, Sig....

Comments (32)

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kgb224

5:20PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Excellent capture.

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Iceshark39

5:27PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Fantastic capture and a cute critter!

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fredster66

5:44PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Wow. That is quite the shot!

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timtripp

5:45PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

great capture! cool animal

thevolunteer

5:48PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

I sure am learning a lot of stuff on this site. What a strange animal. Glad you could pull over and get a shot. Nice work. Aloha

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Artbylorraine

6:18PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

What an interesting animal! Good shot. I hope they don't bite.

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jocko500

6:21PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

wow never saw one of these cool shot of him

MrsLubner

6:28PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

An amazing creature with ankles that rotate for up and down climbing and a nose that can move 60degrees in any direction. They often hang upside down to eat and eat small meats like lizards, tarantulas and bugs. This is a great shot of this one in the wild. That must have been thrilling!

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jeroni

6:49PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

fantastic capture my friend, excellent image

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SapUS59

7:39PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

cool looking critter, excellent capture.

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MrsRatbag

9:11PM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Never saw one of these -- cool find, and great shot!

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virginiese

12:29AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

I've never seen this animal. Great pose and shot Sig. And thanks for the infos

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flora-crassella

1:57AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

...ein schönes Foto von diesem Tier! Und wie immer eine interessante Geschichte dazu....

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Meisiekind

2:19AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Fascinating Sig - I have never even heard of them, let alone see one. Thanks for sharing!! :)

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artaddict2

2:25AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Great when you find an animal within its own land and natural habitat. good clear shot, thanks for sharing and information, I took note that Pj had also added some extra useful info also. Well done!

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ledwolorz

2:54AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Fantastic shot.

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tallpindo

4:48AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Looks muscular and fitted for digging. I knew a guy like that once from the Pennsylvannia coal country. He became a dentist after playing colledge football. Taught me a useful forearm smash that frightened bodybuilders decades later.

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emmecielle

5:33AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Interesting photo! :)

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kenwas

6:13AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Opportune capture of a strange creature!

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Janiss

8:06AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Interesting and so cute shot Sig!

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durleybeachbum

8:08AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

Very interesting crittur! well caught!

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rawdodb

8:39AM | Thu, 17 July 2008

A friend of mine that has a Petshop owns one.... Definitly an interesting animal... And one you don't want to turn your back on.. Can be sweet and lovable, quiet and naturally curious... But also if something sets him off... watch out!!!! Excellent shot!!!

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