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 ...

A pet kangaroo and three kinkajous were killed by a pack of dogs outside an exotic pet store in northeast Houston.The dogs climbed over a six-foot fence and attacked the caged animals. HOUSTON A pet ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) – In this “NOLA Pet ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal ...

Do you know what a kinkajou is? Most of us don't -- or at least didn't until we read the local news story Thursday about a 16-year-old girl who was sent to Children's Hospital at Erlanger for six days ...

An intestinal worm that is common in raccoons has now been found in pet kinkajous. The worm eggs can be passed from animals to humans and cause... Take a moment and let the headline, ripped from the ...

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton got no love this week from her pet kinkajou Baby Luv — in fact, the raccoon-like animal bit her. The heiress was not badly hurt but did visit a hospital emergency room to ...

SAGINAW, MI - A local pet shop has many exotic pets ready to find new families. Custom Creatures, located at 2750 Bay Street in Suite 4, offers a variety of animals that aren’t very common. One of ...

ATLANTA, March 17 (UPI) -- The kinkajou, a mammal native to the South America sometimes kept as a pet, has been found to harbor a parasite that can be fatal, U.S. officials warn. The Centers for ...

The photo above is an example of a kinkajou. Not to get all Buzzfeed on you, but it is clearly adorable. Let’s be honest, we’d all probably scroll through a post titled “19 Pictures of Kinkajous So ...

Raccoons get roundworms; Baylisascaris procyonis is a pretty common offender. And the eggs from those annoying intestinal parasites can be passed through feces to other animals, including humans. Kids ...