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Potos flavus

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• Kinkajous are solitary, or live in loose groups.

• They are nocturnal.

• They make a wide range of vocalisations with each other and their keepers.

• They are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of plant material, insects and small mammals.

• 95% of their diet is made up of figs!

• Their tongue is 5 inches long.

• They have a prehensile tail which is 40-60cm long!

Neotropical forest of central America and the Amazon basin.

Omnivore - Mainly fruits, supplemented with insects and small mammals.