The mystery of who owns the exotic, raccoon-like animal that got loose in Raleigh has been solved. Kailey Duke and Camden Willis said they're the proud owners of Ryuk, a white-nosed coati found off ...

Coati are native to Central and South America and are illegal to own within San Antonio city limits, ACS said in a Facebook post. Credit: Facebook / City of San Antonio Animal Care Services The exotic ...

The exotic animals, native to South America, were found in a U-Haul with two chinchillas, a rabbit, two rats, three Quaker parrots, and three love birds Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

An exotic animal was rescued after it was found clinging to the porch of San Antonio man's home last week, according to animal care officials. According to the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Animal Control officers in Raleigh found an exotic animal roaming free Tuesday. The officers posted a picture of the coati they found on Dickens Drive. A coati is a relative of ...

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Boston Adoption Center took in many animals on Monday night from a not so typical location — the back of a U-Haul truck. Rescued on ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla – Two white-nosed coatis have made their debut at the Brevard Zoo and are now part of the coati band, according to the zoo’s website. Sky and Rita came to join Brevard Zoo’s older ...

Coatis are often mistaken for a ferret, a monkey, or even a raccoon (which is a distant relative), due to their flexible ...

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting an animal that is part of the raccoon family: the South ...

For 15 years, the Quatis Project has monitored coati populations in Belo Horizonte’s Mangabeiras Municipal Park. Interactions with visitors, local residents and domestic animals contribute not only to ...