Kinkajou By Moira Goudy Why I Chose This
Kinkajou By Moira Goudy
Why I Chose This Animal to Study I chose this animal because I know absolutely NOTHING about the kinkajou. I didn’t even know they existed. I also read the Wings of Fire series and there is a character in there named Kinkajou.
Classification The Kinkajou or Potos Flavus is in the Mammalia family. It is related to the Coati and the Red Panda. Kinkajou COATI RED PANDA
Habitat
The Life Span and Life Cycle Kinkajous live to about 40 years in the wild if they are lucky and 20 to 23 years in captivity. When a kinkajou mates, the female is pregnant for at least 100 to 120 days. There are usually 1 to 2 offspring at a time. The males usually stays with the mother for less time than the females. After a year of being with their mother, they can be on their own. So, they move to a part of the rainforest that is not too far from their mother but not too far. The female usually stays closer to her mother than the male. Probably if the daughter needs help giving birth or if she needs help in general. Coati kid and a little kinkajou.
Adaptations It has a 5 in. tongue to drink nectar out of flowers. Here’s a cool fact about a kinkajou: they are the only pollinators in the raccoon family. It has paws that can rotate because if they can quickly move in two directions in case there is a predator. If it’s cornered, it can swing on it’s tail.
What on earth do they eat? !? ! And how do they eat it? Here is a cool fact about kinkajous: they are the only pollinators in the Raccoon family! Kinkajous mostly eat fruit, berries, and plant life (which is 90% of the time) while they eat small rodents 10% of the time Kinkajous have a 5 in. tongue so they can drink out of flowers.
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