 Dry and dusty, the East Silla Creek Rest Area outside of Yakima, Washington is the last place you'd expect to see a kinkajou. I can already hear you saying, a kinkawhat? Also known as honey bears, kinkajous are small mammals that live in the rainforests of Mexico and Central and South America. They have prehensile tails and can grasp objects. It looks kind of like a raccoon crossed with a monkey and maybe a groundhog.