Meet the binturong – one of the strangest and most fascinating animals you've probably never heard of. In this video, we take a closer look at the so-called “bearcat,” an arboreal mammal ...

Binturong tails act as a fifth limb that they use to grip branches. (Image credit: Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee / Alamy Stock Photo) ...

The bearcat (sometimes spelled "bear cat") also goes by the name of binturong (Arctictis binturong). The 20- to 31-pound (9- to 14-kilogram) species of viverrid is native to Southeast Asia.

Ranging, habitat use and activity patterns of binturong Arctictis binturong and yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula in north-central Thailand. Wildlife Biology, 11: 49-57. Lambert, F. (1990).

It has been said that the binturong is part bear, part cat, and has a monkey’s tail. Indeed, it does seem a bit like a composite animal, with parts gathered from here and there. But truly, it is ...

It has a musky odor that kind of smells like popcorn. It's the binturong and this was the animal featured on Friday’s Zoo Day segment. Author: cbs8.com Published: 1:13 PM PDT October 2, 2015 ...

First photographic evidence of the Binturong Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821) from Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 14 (9), 21891-21894. doi: 10.11609/jott.8148.14.9.21891-21894 ...

Educators at the Memphis Zoo introduce students to a binturong and owls. At the Memphis Zoo, Max Borge and Nikki Odorisio introduce students to a binturong. With Liz Harrell, students meet some ...

July 21 (UPI) --A zoo in Michigan has hailed the arrival of two baby binturongs, or 'bintlets.' Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Mich., announced Tuesday that Thistle, their female binturong, had given ...

Officials with the zoo say binturong Thistle gave birth to three babies, and two of the babies are healthy, but the third one was sick and unfortunately passed away within a week.

QUICK FACTS Name: Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Where it lives: Tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia What it eats: Small mammals, rodents, birds, fish, earthworms, insects and fruits ...