An animal heard jumping around trees at night
An animal heard jumping around trees at night is most probably a kinkajou, almost a meter in length, or it might be the smaller and rare olingo (Bassaricyon gabbi), which has similar habits. Both have sneezing calls and a two-toned yelp and travel singly or in small groups. The kinkajou has a prehensile tail, which it often curls lightly around tree branches as it travels. The olingo is grayer and has a bushier, faintly ringed tail. Both prefer primary humid forests, but only the kinkajou is found also in secondary forests, tropical dry forests, and even gardens and orchards.
Text and pictures by Angela and Jörn Malek. The team of 1-CostaRicaLink wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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