Before being transported to Tacoma, the kinkajou was found lounging on a road sign at a Yakima rest stop.
A young kinkajou found abandoned at a rest stop in Yakima on Monday, and rescued by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, is now temporarily residing at Tacoma 's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.According to an X post Tuesday, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium staff swiftly coordinated with state wildlife officials to ensure the safety of the rainforest mammal.
In a light-hearted post on Monday, WSDOT East shared, "Hello from our friendly Kinkajou! What's that you say? It's a nocturnal rainforest animal. Why was it at our east Selah Creek Rest Area over the weekend? We have no idea, but our friends with Dept. of Fish & Wildlife rescued him. We don't know if it was dropped off or escaped."Upon the young kinkajou's arrival at the zoo, he was immediately quarantined at the animal hospital for onsite care.
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