The Amazon rainforest, also known as the Amazon jungle, is a humid deciduous forest that covers a good part of South America. It is home to some of the most interesting creatures the world has to offer and provides these animals with a very humid and dense environment. Like the poison dart frog or the electric eel, the kinkajou is an animal that belongs to the Amazon rainforest. The ecosystem of this place is very different from that of others. According to Danielle Fogg, “The Amazon receives about 9 feet of rain each year. 50% of this returns to the atmosphere through tree foliage. Most of the Amazon River's water comes from annual snowmelt in the Peruvian Andes. Between June and October, the water level rises 30 to 45 feet. Tens of millions of acres of rainforest are covered by water as the flood advances, reaching up to 12 miles inland from the main channel. "Often mistaken for ferrets or monkeys, kinkajou, or honey bears, are actually related to raccoons and red animals. Pandas However, according to Marla Lise, "Kinkajous...