Editing White-nosed coati (section)

==Behavior and ecology==
Unlike many of their Procyonidae cousins, such as raccoons and [[kinkajou]]s, coatis are diurnal and therefore do much of their foraging during the day.<ref name="NatGeo">{{cite web |title=Coatis |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/coatis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006150652/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/coatis |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2021 |website=National Geographic |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref> 
===Pollination===
White-nosed coatis are known [[pollinator]]s of the [[Ochroma|balsa tree]], as observed in a study of a white-nosed coati population in Costa Rica.<ref name=Mora>{{cite journal |author=Mora, J.M. |year=1999 |title=White-nosed coati ''Nasua narica'' (Carnivora: Procyonidae) as a potential pollinator of Ochroma pyramidale (Bombacaceae) |journal=[[Revista de Biología Tropical]] |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=719–721 |doi= |url=https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/volumes/vol47-4/08_Mora_Nasua_narica.pdf}}</ref> The coati were observed inserting their noses into the flowers of the tree and ingesting [[nectar]], while the flower showed no subsequent signs of damage. Pollen from the flowers covers the face of the coati following feeding and disseminates through the surrounding forest following detachment. Scientists observed a [[Mutualism (biology)|dependent relationship]] between the balsa tree, which provides a critical resource of hydration and nutrition to the white-nosed coati when environmental resources are scarce, and the coati, which increases proliferation of the tree through pollination.<ref>Kobayashi, Shun, et al. "Pollination partners of Mucuna macrocarpa (F abaceae) at the northern limit of its range." Plant Species Biology 30.4 (2015): 272-278.</ref><ref>Mora, José M., Vivian V. Méndez, and Luis D. Gómez. "White-nosed coati Nasua narica (Carnivora: Procyonidae) as a potentialpollinator of Ochroma pyramidale (Bombacaceae)." ''[[Revista de Biología Tropical]]'' 47.4 (1999): 719-721.</ref>
===Feeding habits===
The white-nosed coati is an [[omnivore]] and forages mostly on the ground for small [[vertebrate]]s, [[fruit]]s, [[carrion]], [[insect]]s, [[snake]]s, and [[egg (biology)|eggs]]. It can climb trees easily and uses its tail for balancing.<ref name="Gompper">Gompper, Matthew (1995). Mammalian Species, Nausua Narica. The American Society of Mammalogists.</ref>

===Reproduction and life span===
[[Image:Young Coati.png|thumb|A young Coati, approximately six weeks old.]]Adult male coatis live solitary lives except during the mating season. Female coatis live in groups, called bands, with their offspring, including males less than two years old. Gestation lasts 10 to 11 weeks, and litters consist of two to seven young. The young are weaned at four months and reach adult size at 15 months.<ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite web |title=White-nosed coati |url=https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/white-nosed-coati |website=Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

Coatis can live as long as seven years in the wild. In captivity, the average lifespan is about 14 years, but some coatis in human care have been known to live into their late teens.<ref name="Smithsonian" />