When I read “honey bear”, I envisioned a Winnie the Pooh-type licking honey off his paw. But I guess a honey bear (not to be confused with the honey badger, who don’t give a shit) is another name for the tropical rainforest mammal “kinkajou” (teeheehee), and they’re closer to raccoons than cartoon teddy bears. Now, I’m sure all the wildlife professors reading this are swirling their mid-afternoon cabernets and chortling at my ignorance, but I didn’t know, OK?!? Anyway, this post is about a kinkajou who’s forced to get physically creative to avoid sharing his yummy fruit with a friend. Looks like someone was an only child!
Here’s the video of the lil’ kinkajous:
I mean, the honey bear’s strategy is ingenious; using his feet to stop his hungry buddy leaves his hands free for eating. And his little friend just takes it. But maybe his little friend is the Quentin Tarantino of kinkajous and is loving that foot action?
Pic: YouTube