The kinkajou was rescued by the state Fish and Wildlife Department and is now in quarantine
This image provided by the Washington Department of Transportation shows a kinkajou at the Selah Creek Rest Area Eastbound in Yakima County, Wash., on June 23.One of the mammals – which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear – was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of central Washington state, officials say.
“We don’t know if it was dropped off or escaped,” the post said. The animal was rescued by the state Fish and Wildlife Department.
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