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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas<\/strong> – Police in North Richland Hills were called about something resembling a kangaroo or monkey, but what they found was even more surprising.<\/p>\n Kinkajou rescue <\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n On Aug. 20, North Richland Hills police officers received a call about reports of a kangaroo or monkey near a business on Rufe Snow Drive and Loop 820.<\/p>\n When officers arrived, they discovered a kinkajou hiding from the summer heat behind a trash can. The creature appeared to be hot and dehydrated.<\/p>\n Police safely corralled the kinkajou and captured it before North Richland Hills Animal Services arrived and took the kinkajou into their care.<\/p>\n What is a kinkajou? <\/p>\n CTSY: North Richland Hills Animal Services <\/p>\n Creature Feature:<\/p>\n A kinkajou is a small, tree-dwelling animal most commonly found in rainforests in Central and South America.<\/p>\n Kinkajous are most closely related to raccoons, but are often called a “honey bear” due to its golden fur and love for sweets.<\/p>\n The critters grow to about two feet in length, and their tails can be as long as their bodies.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n The owner of the kinkajou is currently a mystery.<\/p>\n To own a kinkajou in Texas, you must buy one from a licensed breeder in the state, or get a health certificate to transport one from another state.<\/p>\n North Richland Hills does not allow exotic pets.\u00a0<\/p>\n CTSY: North Richland Hills Police Department <\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n “They got a towel, and they captured him as our captain said, kind of like Steve Irwin.”<\/p>\n Carissa Katekaru, the North Richland Hills Police Department’s Public Affairs Administrator, says a specialist discovered the creature was female this morning.<\/p>\n “Because it was out on the hot concrete, it does have a few burn marks on its paws, but they are going to work on rehabbing her and helping get her back to full health.”<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n North Richland Hills Animal Services is working to locate the kinkajou’s owner or find a permanent placement for the creature.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> Information in this story comes from the North Richland Hills Police Department, North Richland Hills Animal Services, and the San Diego Zoo’s website.<\/p>\n North Richland Hills<\/a>Pets and Animals<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – Police in North Richland Hills were called about something resembling a kangaroo or…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1017117,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,7372,50,42116,8047,7375,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1017116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-america","tag-fort-worth","tag-fortworth","tag-news","tag-north-richland-hills","tag-pets-animals","tag-tarrant-county","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117139465702103118","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1017117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/082126-sr-nrh-kinkajou-rescue-natvo-sotvo-sot-sotv_00.02.16.08.jpg\")
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