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Kinkajou 
Potos Flavus
Range: Mexico through South America.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Diet: Fruit, honey, flowers, insects, small vertebrates
Fun Facts:
  • They have a unique set of scent glands on their chin, throat, and chest used to mark territorial boundaries.
  • They are not primates. Their closest relatives are the coatis, raccoons, and ringtails of the family procyonidae.
  • They have a prehensile tail to aid in climbing, and dexterous forepaws to manipulate food.

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