PHOENIX – Wildlife officials are searching for a coatimundi that attacked a hiker in southern Arizona over the weekend. Coatimundis, or coatis, are raccoon-like mammals with pointed noses and ...

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“Coatimundis are rare in Arizona, and are more commonly found farther south of the state,” Colaianni said. Separately, a coatimundi was recently spotted by nature photographer Joseph ...