They are also known as honey bear, because when tin captivity they seem to enjoy eating honey. Kinkajous are related with the raccoon and coati.

Studies have shown that 90% of their diet consists primarily of ripe fruit. They may play an important role in seed dispersal. Leaves and flowers make up much of the other 10% of their diet. Also they sometimes eat insects, particularly ants. An average adult kinkajou weighs 4-7 Pounds and an average adult body length is 40-60 cm. In addition to body length, average tail length is 40-55 cm. They normally live 23 – 24 years, but in a Hawaiian zoo they had a kinkajou that lived for 40 years.

An average adult kinkajou weighs 4-7 Pounds and an average adult body length is 40-60 cm. In addition to body length, average tail length is 40-55 cm. They normally live 23 – 24 years, but in a Hawaiian zoo they had a kinkajou that lived for 40 years. These nocturnal animals also have a short-haired, fully prehensile tail like some New World monkeys, which it uses as a “fifth hand” in climbing. Scent glands near the mouth, on the throat, and on the belly allow kinkajous to mark their territory and their travel routes.  Read more...

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