KINKAJOU

COMPETITION AND AGGRESSION

• They show competition as any domestic home pet
• They show aggression by hissing and screaming
• It only becomes aggressive when it's bothered

HOW IT MARKS ITS TERRITORY

• From Scent glands at the corner of the mouth,
• The throat,and the abdomen they help the
• animal mark it's territory.

MATING AND RAISING THEIR YOUNG

• The female occurs about every 3 months for up to 10 days to see the male
• A dominant male topically spends several hours following the female,
• through trees before mating with her.After a gestation of 112 to 120 days,
• Females usually only give birth to 1 rarely 2.Mother will nurse her newborn ,
• for about 8 weeks, after weaning she will be with it until it is 4 months old.

DO THEY HIBERNATE OR MIGRATE

• They do not hibernate or Migrate

DO KINKAJOUS LIVE IN A GROUP OR ARE THEY A LONER?

• They are a loner, they send most of their time
• up in the tree tops and screaming, their
• nickname is la llorona which means crying woman.

HOW THEY COMMUNICATE

• They communicate with each other by
• marking their scent,there are several,scent glands
• located on their face,mouth,throat,and abdomen.
• They also do vocal calling ranging from soft chirps to shrill screams

ARE THE QUICK LEARNERS?

• I could not find that

SOURCES

• dept.lamar.edu/biology/.../The%20kinkajou.htm
• www.marylandzoo.org/animals-conservation/mammals/kinkajou