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 ...

Binturongs' popcorn perfume plays a vital role in communication, helping them mark their territory and signal their presence to others in dense tropical rainforests.

Heart-warming video shows a family of Binturong sunbathing in the trees and nibbling on fruit in their zoo enclosure. In the cute clip above watch as the ultra-rare mammals - also known as bearcats - ...

The binturong's tail is prehensile, meaning it can grasp and hold objects, like tree branches. This adaptation is rare among carnivorous mammals. By using its tail as a fifth limb, the binturong can ...

It was not until a 2016 study was published in The Science of Nature that it was discovered that the same compound involved in creating the buttery popcorn smell is the same one expelled in the urine ...

The Pana‘ewa Zoo and Rainforest Gardens has added several new animals this year and is planning future inhabitants including ...

Heart-warming video shows a family of Binturong sunbathing in the trees and nibbling on fruit in their zoo enclosure.Sunbathing bearcatsIn the cute clip above (filmed and edited by Lucinda Herbert), ...

Bhalu the binturong was put under anesthetic “to reassess a root canal that he had a year ago,” vet Sarah Frith said. Vets determined Bhalu’s teeth were in top shape, the zoo said.

For 60 years, the Fort Wayne Zoo’s been bringing animals and children together. With 69 habitats, 188 species and 1,500 ...