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Kinkajou Research Paper

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People often hate when things are taken from them. For instance, when one is young, their parents might punish them by taking away their TV privileges for a week. This would mean that they would be forced to find a new source of entertainment or fun. Humans often attempt to adapt to the absence of their things by finding something to distract them. Another example of how humans have to adapt is when one may lose a job. Unemployment can lead to issues such as struggle to support a family. The unemployed will be forced to find new means of work and adapt to these new tasks and professional environments. For the Central and South American mammal, the kinkajou, it is a different story. What is being taken away from them is their homes. When they …show more content…

Kinkajous, though not an endangered species, are among the multitude of mammals being affected by deforestation. Kinkajous are still considered on the decline due to loss of habitat. The kinkajou lives in the trees and strongly depends on them. The kinkajou was intelligently designed to have prehensile tails which can be used, in a way, as a fifth hand. Their tails can wrap around branches, help them gather food, and maneuver through the trees. Though, when the trees in which they depend are cut down, where will the kinkajou live? Like humans do when they lose something that is theirs, they are forced to adapt. Kinkajous lose their homes, not to mention some of their families die in the process, and the kinkajou is forced to mass exodus to new habitats. Entering new territory can be dangerous for small creatures like these. Kinkajous are prey to many other mammals such as jaguars, foxes, ocelots and of course, various birds of prey. While seeking new homes and lacking shelter, kinkajous can be overwhelmingly vulnerable to attacks by these predators. They find themselves struggling to discover new food sources. Coming into new territory can also be hard for kinkajous due to conflict with the incumbent species living in the

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