Kinkajous are nocturnal mammals related to raccoons that live in the canopies of Central and South American rainforests; they rarely come down from their treetop homes. Kinkajous are relatively small—they only weigh six pounds. They can turn their hind feet backwards, which helps them use their sharp claws to climb up and down trees looking for fruit, honey, and nectar. They like honey so much sometimes they’re called “honey” or “sugar” bears. They use their long tails to hang from tree limbs and to hold themselves steady while they pluck fruit with their paws or lap up honey with their long tongues. Kinkajous tend to be playful and curious and are usually tame. Kinkajous don’t really have very good vision and thus rely on touch and smell to get around. They can live up to twenty-four years.