"Hey she was lovin' it, baby. Don't tell me she wasn't."
Posted on 01/27/2016 5:41:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
Late Monday night, the woman was startled when she woke up staring at a kinkajou, which is a cross between a raccoon and monkey.
The woman, who has not been named in reports, screamed in panic and the animal scurried away into the attic, according to a Cathy Moghari, a family friend who helped rescue the animal. Moghari came over to the house to try to catch the feisty 2-foot-long creature, which she recognized as a kinkajou because of her experience with exotic animals, according to CNN affilaite WPLG.
"I start thinking, 'How are we going to get this animal out?' So I googled kinkajou sounds and found a video," Moghari told WPLG. After doing an Internet search for kinkajous, Moghari played some kingajous sounds with the speaker held up to the ceiling, the animal emerged. Moghari then used cherries to help lure the hungry and frightened animal into a cage.
Tuesday morning, the animal arrived at South Dade Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center where veterinarian Don Harris was able to check over the health of the anxious creature.
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Kinkajous are nocturnal animals and spend most of their time in trees, according to National Geographic. They are able to turn their feet backwards to run easily in either direction along branches or up and down tree trunks. Although they are typically timid, they can be dangerous, because of their sharp teeth.
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Well, I mean, it’s a free country.
We don’t countenance anti Semitism here at FR.
Headline of the Century!
Lucky she didn’t get her face torn up. That guy looks like he could do some real damage.
it is a cross between Anthony Weiner and Woody Allen.
“why get an animal from God-knows where” That may rule out hamsters too.
Wasn’t it the escaped pet of someone?
Yes, it is a free country. And yes, non-native species are almost impossible to get rid of, once established.
Fine, never did see the appeal of having a pet rodent.
You thought of me because you often wake to see me caressing your face.
They are working on it. I’m pretty sure there is a bounty offered for the pythons.
Yep. We should send that reporter on a snipe hunt.
I thought there might be a bounty on them, because of the threat they pose to alligators.
Save the ‘gators, they are very tasty!
Laz would love one of these little kinkajous if it could
get along with his baby kitteh kats.
Our cat has her own little door. She brings in all sorts of
stuff; so we never know what she is going to catch while out
hunting during the night. (The heifer sleeps all day after
prowling all night.)
You realize dogs, cats and hamsters are all non-native pets?
lastchance:
thank you for that information. I was sitting here wondering what wacko geneticist had created such a critter.
It is a rather creepy looking animal.
dogs and cats were domesticated by humans long before we developed writing.
You are correct in the most strict sense, but dogs and cats were changed to serve our needs a very long time ago.
Hamsters I do not know about. I assume that they members of the rodent family.
Bow chicka bow wow,,,,
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