We are looking for a kinkajou

[peter]

hi
If you have or know off a kinkajou, could you let me know? For pics see:

http://images.google.com/images?q=kinkajou&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

Txs
PEter

[MikenJulie]

I would also like to find one, the one that bit Paris Hilton, and throw it a party in celebration!

[Rissask]

Hi Peter!

You want one for out at Sacbe, for a pet?
They are so cute.

Native to Central and South America it says...shouldn't be too hard to get one, maybe? Sorry I can't help you out!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou

Methinks someone needs to re-do that Wikipedia page, though.

The Kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as Your Mom, is a nocturnal beastly reptile related to the ringtail and the parrot. It is the only member of the genus retardo. It can eliminate a buffalo with a single strike within the time of a blink of an eye.

[Rissask]

I sent it to my co-worker and he edited out the AKA as Your Mom...but there is still some incorrect stuff there.

[Loree]

Try this. They are in South Florida and sell them for up to $3500.

http://www.juliesjungle.com/babies.php

[NiceTom]

Originally Posted by MikenJulie

I would also like to find one, the one that bit Paris Hilton, and throw it a party in celebration!

I'd be scaried of getting bitten by one of those-who knows what kind of diseases they might carry.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by MikenJulie

I would also like to find one, the one that bit Paris Hilton, and throw it a party in celebration!

Originally Posted by NiceTom

I'd be scaried of getting bitten by one of those-who knows what kind of diseases they might carry.

....and the Kinkajous are almost as bad.

[ANDY&JEN]

Originally Posted by NiceTom

I'd be scaried of getting bitten by one of those-who knows what kind of diseases they might carry.

Especially after biting Paris lol

[Rissask]

http://www.tellparisno.com/Someone-Has-To/index.html

Bad news Peter.

Kinkajous are rare and threatened enough in Honduras that the country forbids exporting them without a permit, an effort to prevent the species from being needlessly exploited to satisfy the pet industry or the egos of so-called celebrities. Kinkajous in Honduras are supposed to be protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
The international wildlife trade is a violent and exploitive $6 billion annual industry that threatens wild animals in almost every country of the world. In 2002, more than 38,000 mammals, 365,000 birds, 2 million reptiles, 49 million amphibians and 216 million fish were imported into the United States alone. Cruel practices are often used to obtain and transport these wild animals, and many species are closer to extinction due to the high demand for their fur and body parts or use as “pets.” Since 1996, more than 2,000 species have been classified as threatened by the World Conservation Union, partly due to the negative impacts from the international wildlife trade.

[MikenJulie]

Can we still throw a party for the one that bit the floosie?

[John in DC]

A science teacher at my high school back in the '70s had one. They're cute as hell and fun to watch, but kinkajous are generally pretty short-tempered little bastards. They also have a rather distinctive odor -- not a stench by any means, but they're not the kind of animal I'd want walking around my house or sitting on my chairs. So aside from the threatened species angle, I can think of a couple reasons not to get one.