Loretta Itri, MD, has spent over two decades in the pharmaceutical and research industry. Beyond her professional accomplishments in oncology, Dr. Loretta Itri has also traveled extensively. Her most recent trip included several South American countries, which are home to raccoon-like coati.
The South American coati is a small mammal native to forested areas in Uruguay, Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Coati are very social animals. Female coati and their offspring live together in large groups, known as bands, which can contain up to 30 members. While older males are solitary, they often demonstrate nurturing behaviors, such as grooming females. While bands can enter into territorial conflicts, coati are just as likely to perform social behaviors when interacting with other groups. Coati also protect their band members by sounding a vocal alarm to warn of nearby predators. Coati living in areas with urban development have grown accustomed to humans. People should refrain from feeding or standing too closely to them. While young coati can bond with humans and make good pets if given the proper conditions, they are not domesticated animals.
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AuthorAs chief medical officer and president of pharmaceutical development at a public biotech company, Dr. Loretta Itri oversaw the worldwide development of a number of important drugs, including Tesetaxel, a novel oral taxane used in the treatment of breast, gastric, and prostate cancer. Archives
October 2019
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