Life Cycle
The white-nosed coati mates between January and March. Males will join female family bands. The male will warn off competing males by baring his teeth, rearing up on his hind legs and turning up the end of his snout.
Once the male has mated, the females in the band will force him to leave the group. When the female is ready to give birth, she will leave the band. She has a litter of 2-6 young about 77 days after mating. She will usually have her litter in a nest made in the crevice of a tree. The young will be able to leave the tree when they are four weeks old.
The mother and her pups will rejoin the band when the pups are five to six weeks old. The pups are weaned when they are about four months old, but they will stay with their mother until she leaves the band to give birth to her next litter. The white-nosed coati's life expectancy is about 14 years.
Behavior
Although the white-nosed coati spends a lot of time on the ground looking for food, it is also a very good tree climber and swimmer! Its long tail helps it keep its balance. It usually spends the night sleeping in a tree.
The male coati is solitary, but females and their young live and travel in packs of 4-40 individuals. They will often take a break from foraging for food to groom each other.
Unlike most members of the raccoon family, the coati is active during the day, although adults may find a shady spot to nap when it gets too hot! Young coati are very playful and spend a lot of time chasing and wrestling with each other.
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