Rotterdam Zoo Cozumel coatis at Rotterdam Zoo ?

vogelcommando

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Just was looking in some old International Zoo Year Books and came across the mentioning of the birth of 1.4 Cozumel coatis at Rotterdam Zoo in 1980 ( Int. Zoo Year Book vol. 22 pp.422 ) !
On Zootierliste this ( sub ) species is not mentioned at all and I was wondering if anybody knows more about the history and where-abouts of Rotterdams Coatis during the late 1970-ties - beginning 1980-ties.
Did they realy kept and bred Cozumel coatis ???
 
One would need to find a photo perhaps to be sure that animals were not misidentified?

It is a disgrace that no breeding program for Cozumel coati exist.

Coatis are manageable, very easily bred and popular. Mexico especially Cozumel has excellent connections with American and European institutions. The Cozumel species will forever e rare because of small size of the island. It is a perfect species for conservation breeding and education.
 
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