Tiny kinkajou, a rainforest critter indigenous to South America, found crawling through Washington state

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Tiny kinkajou, a rainforest critter indigenous to South America, found crawling through Washington state
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Officials were left scratching their heads this week when they found a mammal indigenous to the rainforest crawling along a stretch of desert.

Washington officials were left scratching their heads this week when they found a mammal indigenous to the rainforest crawling along a stretch of desert.

“Why was it at our east Selah Creek Rest Area over the wknd? We have no idea, but our friends with Dept. of Fish & Wildlife rescued him. We don’t know if it was dropped off or escaped.”NY Times calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 presidential race 'to serve his country' after abysmal debate performance

Animal experts suspect that the weasel-like critter was obtained through the illegal pet trade before being abandoned and left to fend for itself in the arid climate. With sandy yellow fur, round ears and big dark eyes, they are capable of grasping objects and are often mistakenly called primates, the zoo said.Kinkajous are not endangered but are hunted for their fur, and the illegal exotic pet trade threatens their population, according to the zoo.

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