Deb: I just googled ringtail cat. Lots of good pics and descriptions... Check it out.
LJ >>> "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/4/2007 11:48 AM >>> I'm not familiar with ring-tailed cats. These behaved very much like raccoons and looked just like a starved raccoon. I actually have a picture of one next to a cat. He is a little larger than the cat but they were both scavengers at the resort so they were on the small side. I can scan the pictures if you think you might be able to identify it. The biologist there said it was a "cousin" of the raccoon. I originally thought it was a raccoon. Regards, Deb There are several animals with ringed tails, but a true ringtail cat is small, and agile (smaller in body than a housecat, but at least as long because of the tail) and is native to the southwest US. I have seen several. p.s.: DO NOT put your hand down the hole to "see if he's still in there." Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> "Pierre Bombardier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/4/2007 8:47 AM >>> I think you are referring to the coatimundi, or ringtail. A bit thinner in build than a racoon. Mark Delaney
