MyNorthwest.com

Rainforest animal found at rest area finds refuge in local zoo

A kinkajou, a rainforest animal that looks similar to a lemur, was discovered far from its natural habitat. The animal was found at the east Selah Creek rest area near Yakima over the weekend, ...
WHIO

Rainforest animal known as a kinkajou rescued from highway rest stop

YAKIMA, Wash. — A kinkajou was found in southeast of Yakima, Washington earlier this week, according to officials. “We don’t know if it was dropped off or escaped.” Hello from our friendly Kinkajou!
The Bellingham Herald

Here’s how a South American honey bear made its way to Tacoma via a Yakima rest stop

A kinkajou found at a rest stop near Yakima is in quarantine at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Kinkajous are exotic animals native to the ...
WSAW

Troopers rescue rainforest animal called a kinkajou from dusty highway rest stop

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 ...