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'Honey Bear' Bites Child In Bergen County Park, Responders Say 'Honey Bear' Bites Child In Bergen County Park, Responders Say
'Honey Bear' Bites Child In Bergen County Park, Responders Say A child was hospitalized after being bitten by a pet kinkajou in a Wallington park, responders said Wednesday night. The owner was walking the pet when the child came up and was bitten in Samuel Nelkin County Park around 5:30 p.m., witnesses said. A bleeding puncture wound was controlled, responders said. Police had the owner remain in his truck with the kinkajou in the parking lot while they questioned witnesses, they said. A New York City-based television station incorrectly reported that the animal involved was a monkey. Although they bear some resemblance to monkeys, kinkajous -- als…

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by Jerry DeMarco