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A white-nosed coati baby snuggles up next to an adult coati.

The Importance of AZA’s Species Survival Plan®

We’re diving into all things Species Survival Plan®! Learn how our Zoo works with the Associations of Zoos and Aquariums to make decisions about pairing animals.

Are You Smarter Than a Coati?

We’re partnering with Florida Tech to better understand carnivore cognition. Our not-so-little coati band is shedding light on this largely understudied group of animals. This is a collaborative effort among several institutions to draw conclusions about how different aspects of animals’ foraging ecology, brain and body size, as well as social ecology predict their flexibility in problem solving. 

A white-nosed coati

Remembering Bailey the White-nosed Coati

We share with heavy hearts that one of our 4-month-old white-nosed coati kits, Bailey, was compassionately euthanized due to a severe ongoing medical condition.

A white-nosed coati

Checking Up on Bailey the White-nosed Coati

Our veterinary team is hard at work as they try to learn more about what white-nosed coatis Bailey and Brandy are experiencing.

Welcoming White-Nosed Coati Babies

Our Zoo is home to the first white-nosed coati births in about 7 years in a North American facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

A white-nosed coati receives an ultrasound

Exciting News About Our White-Nosed Coati Band

Our white-nosed coati habitats in Rainforest Revealed may be a little quieter over the next few weeks – but not for too long. Two of our female coatis, Sky and Rita, are pregnant!

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