 Individuals recognize other coatis by their looks, voices, and smells, the individual smell is intensified by special musk-glands on their necks and bellies.Coatis from Panama are known to rub their own fur and that of other troop members with resin from "Trattinnickia aspera" (Burseraceae) trees, but its purpose is unclear.Some proposed possibilities are it serves as an insect repellent, a fungicide, or as a form of scent-marking.