A small raccoon-like mammal known as a "kinkajou" was rescued earlier this week after being found climbing a dusty Washington road pole. The nocturnal critters are indigenous to the rainforest and ...

“Despite their cuteness, kinkajous do not make good pets,” the zoo said. This particular kinkajou is being quarantined in the zoo's hospital to ensure it's not carrying any diseases and it ...

The kinkajou — also known as a honey bear — was discovered Sunday darting up a tall wooden post at a rest stop along Interstate 82 southeast of Yakima, the state Department of Transportation ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A kinkajou that was found abandoned at a Yakima rest stop has now moved to his forever home at an accredited zoo on the East Coast, the Point Defiance Zoo (PDZ) announced.

TACOMA, Wash. — The new home for a kinkajou found abandoned at a Yakima rest stop in June has been announced. "Oscar" is now housed at the Millbrook School's Trevor Zoo, it announced over the ...

A young kinkajou was rescued in Washington state after it was found abandoned at a rest stop in Yakima, a city about 150 miles from Seattle. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police ...