Aug. 24 (UPI) — Police in Texas came to the rescue of a kinkajou — an exotic animal native to Central and South America — trying to find shelter from the summer heat.

North Richland Hills police were called out Thursday on a report of an unusual animal described as possibly a monkey or small kangaroo.

The animal, found attempting to shelter from the heat behind a trash can outside a Mod Pizza business, was identified as a kinkajou.

Kinkajous, also known as “honey bears,” are sometimes mistaken for primates, but are actually more closely related to raccoons.

The rescued kinkajou, which had some burns on its paws from the hot concrete, was taken to the North Richland Hills Animal Services Center, and later transferred to Nature’s Edge Wildlife and Reptile Rescue.

The animal’s origins have not yet been determined.