Sheba, the new binturong, or bearcat, from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, is the newest animal to arrive at the Erie Zoo.

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

A strange creature that has the ability to unleash a scent reminiscent of hot buttered popcorn in a cinema in Hawaii can be ...

1. Although the binturong is also known as the bearcat, it's not closely related to bears or cats. The binturong belongs to the Viverridae family, an ancient group of small- to medium-sized ...

The binturong […] 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.

A binturong can weigh up to 79 pounds and reach up to 3 feet in size. They have shaggy and dark brown fur that shades to black on their snouts, limbs and tails.

Although Arctictis binturong resembles a bear or a cat in its appearance, with its long, bushy tail and rounded eats, the bearcat is neither. Ger Bosma / Getty Images Neither a bear nor a cat, the ...

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.

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.