Despite a recent effort to change the rules, it’s still illegal to own a kinkajou as a pet in Colorado. Last week, the state Parks and Wildlife Commission denied a petition from a man named Jared ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal ...

Kinkajous are many things — nocturnal, carnivorous and a close relative of the raccoon. One thing they are not, however, are local to Yakima. But one notion-defying kinkajou temporarily underwent ...

A kinkajou, a rainforest animal that looks similar to a lemur, was discovered far from its natural habitat. The animal was found at the east Selah Creek rest area near Yakima over the weekend, ...

Its name means “honey bear,” but it’s not a bear. It’s a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it’s not a primate. The kinkajou is awash in contradictions. But what is ...

Exotic pets are becoming increasingly popular around the United States, with an estimated 18 million households providing homes for over 151 million such animals, according to data derived from U.S.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A wild and exotic passenger named Zaboo arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport today. Having traded the rain forests for Dallas as his new home, the kinkajou is the ...