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Lately, exotic animals have become the latest accessory for individuals who have money. Remember that Michael Jackson owned a giraffe while Paris Hilton owns some exotic animals herself. So it was not a surprise for me when I stumbled across this article that came from Riverside, California. Police were searching the home of 29-year-old Norman James Vollan for drugs when an exotic animal frightened investigators. They reported the animal as "sloth-liked." Kyle Chang, a Fish and game official, identified the animal as a coatimundi, usually found in Central and South America. Since this animal is illegal to process in the state of California, the animal will be sent to live in a zoo or another animal sanctuary. I think the best part about this article is that Vollan was indeed arrested for poccessing methamphetamine, but at jail officials reported he was crying when he had learned he lost his coatimundi. I think he has more important things to cry about, like maybe being arrested for drug procession and going to jail?
Here are some links to copy and paste to view pictures of coatimundis (in case you were curious like me!):
http://www.questconnect.org/IMAGES/coatimundi.jpg
http://ling.uta.edu/~laurel/coatimundi.jpg
http://www.hilozoo.com/images/I_tour/coatimundi/nose-&-tail.jpg
