[NYPOST] A man in Florida was reportedly attacked by a kinkajou ‐ a furry mammal that’s native to South and Central America.The ferocious animal ‐ a relative of the raccoon ‐ attacked Mike Litersky, 37, outside of his girlfriend Gillian Hicks’ second-floor Lake Worth Beach apartment last month, according to The Palm Beach Post.
Litersky and Hicks had noticed the creature the night before the attack and fed it watermelon.
About 5:30 a.m. the next morning when Litersky stepped outside, the kinkajou chomped on his ankle and slashed his calf.
"It was not a nice kinkajou, it was super aggressive," Hicks told the paper.
"It made a beeline for the door. It guess it just hung out there all night long."
An injured Litersky chased the animal with a frying pan into the bathroom, where it remained until authorities arrived.
"We could hear the toilet bowl lid open and shut," Hicks said. "It was so crazy."
A Florida Fish and Wildlife front man told the paper that kinkajous have sharp teeth and are known to be aggressive.
The animal was taken to a Florida Fish and Wildlife facility where it was monitored for signs of rabies, the paper said. It’s unclear if the results were positive.
Meanwhile,
...back at the game, the Babe headed for second base. He almost made it. Then Sheila slapped him....
Litersky had his wounds treated at a nearby urgent-care center.
"I don’t think I will ever give an unknown animal fruit again in my life," Hicks joked.