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A kinkajou discovered abandoned at a rest stop in central Washington is now being cared for at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
The young kinkajou, a nocturnal rainforest mammal, was found at the Selah Creek Rest Area on June 23. State officials said it's unclear if it was dropped off or escaped.
State Trooper Nick Daley had not heard of a kinkajou before being called to help trap one seen running around the rest stop.
"I thought it was a joke because my thought was it was some sort of Pokémon," he said, adding he doesn't know much about Pokémon. "But that's where my mind went to."
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