Ever seen a wild coati before? One tourist in Mexico learned about the raccoon-like animal the hard way — when she discovered one in her bed. Coatis, also known as coatimundis, are a common ...

The animal was determined to be a coatimundi — pronounced ko-ah-ta-muhn-dee — a raccoon-like animal native to the Americas found as far north as Flagstaff, and in parts of New Mexico, Texas ...