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The people that know me well will know that hockey games will often affect my mood.\u00a0 After watching the Americans beat the Canadians tonight, you should all know that I am no longer in a very jovial mood.\u00a0 I figure doing a little bit of research about a cool animal will do me some good.\u00a0 In fact today’s animal is so cool, it needs a Coati! No that is not a spelling mistake, that is me trying to make pun since we are indeed going to learn about the Coati today. In reality though, the Coati is pronounced (ko-WAH-ti) so that wrecks the pun a little.<\/p>\n

You may not have heard of the coati before but have you ever heard of a Snookum Bear, hog-nosed coon or Brazilian aardvark? These are just some of the other names that people call the coati. So what exactly is this animal? Well, they are members of the raccoon family which can be found in North, Central and South America.\u00a0 They tend to be a diurnal species foraging for food throughout the day and hanging around in the trees at night.\u00a0 During those blistering hot moments of the day the coati will seek refuge in their home high above the ground.\u00a0 Although they are considered to be a terrestrial animal, the coati will sleep, mate and give birth in the trees.\u00a0 The amount of time spent in the trees may help explain the need for such a long tail.\u00a0 This tail provides the balance necessary to manoeuvre through those tricky branches.<\/p>\n

The coati are an omnivorous species which means they like to eat both plants and animals.\u00a0 They have adapted an excellent sense of smell as well as strong digging claws to help with find the meat component of their diet.\u00a0 They will often be seen sniffing along the ground until they catch a scent of their prey.\u00a0 At this point they will begin to dig into the ground and will move the dirt around using their special pig-like nose that can actually rotate 60 degrees in any direction.\u00a0 Maybe the police force should hire a few Coati’s for their Canine Unit. Well, I guess it would then be called a Coati Unit!\u00a0 Hmmmm, that actually has a pretty cool ring to it.<\/p>\n

Writing up this post has definitely put me into a better mood which I can thank each and everyone of you for!\u00a0 Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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