Animals - Nocturnal Building

Kinkajou - Jeeps
Potos Flavus
Range:	Mexico through South America.
Habitat:	Tropical dry forest, Amazonian rainforest, Atlantic coastal forest, tropical evergreen forest and forests in the savannah region of Suriname
Diet:	Fruit, honey, flowers, insects, small vertebrates. At the zoo they eat fruits, vegetables, leaf eater biscuits, waxworms, hard-boiled eggs, crickets and nuts.
Fun Facts:	They have a unique set of scent glands on their chin, throat, and chest used to mark territorial boundaries. There are two males, a dominate one and a subordinate one, defending a territory for one female and her single offspring. Males do not directly care for the young but they have been observed sharing trees and playing with pups. In the wild figs make up almost half of a kinkajou's diet because of its abundance and high nutrient content. They are not primates. Their closest relatives are the coatis, raccoons, and ringtails of the family procyonidae. Their nickname is "honeybear." They have a prehensile tail to aid in climbing and dexterous forepaws to manipulate food. Due to their fruit rich diet they act as seed dispersers and pollinators.