The binturong is a tree-dwelling mammal equipped with strong limbs, a powerful bite, and a prehensile tail that allows it to maintain control in high-risk environments. While not a typical predator, ...

The binturong is hard to describe. It is sometimes called a "bearcat," but it isn't closely related to bears or cats. And it smells like popcorn, but the source of that smell is not good eats. Thank ...

A binturong bit two National Zoo employees on Dec. 12, sending both to the hospital. The Washington D.C. zoo's binturong Lola — a dog-sized mammal known as a bearcat that is native to Southeast Asia — ...

Binturongs, or bearcats, are part of the Viverridae family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals native to South and Southeast Asia. Merlin will be the first Binturong the Little Rock Zoo has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet the binturong, a mysterious rainforest mammal that is neither bear nor cat yet is called the bearcat. What makes it truly ...

Some animals at the Tulsa Zoo are getting a change of scenery as part of the zoo’s seasonal rotation to support their well-being. New Spot for ‘Palawan’ the Binturong The zoo’s binturong, named ...

(CBS DETROIT/CNN) - The Potter Park Zoo in Lansing welcomed three baby bintlets on the Fourth of July, which is the first binturong birth at the zoo in over two decades. Officials with the zoo say ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s an exciting time at the Nashville Zoo! Gru and Lucy, a breeding pair of Palawan binturongs, just welcomed two kits on May 13. The Nashville Zoo is the only zoo that has ...

A binturong at the National Zoo, bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an abundance of caution The mammal was in the midst of a weight check and routine training session when it bit ...