After a gestation period of 77 days, female white-nosed coatis give birth to 2-7 dependent young weighing 100-180 grams.
The gestation period of the white-nosed coati is 77 days.
Between 2 and 7 white-nosed coati young are born, and remain in the nest for several weeks. They weigh only 100-180 grams at birth and are dependent on their mother, who only leaves the nest to find food.
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• Sources | (Macdonald 1995; Marceau, 2001; Nowak 1999)
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