The binturong, or bearcat (Arctictis binturong) inhabits a range stretching from northeast India and Bangladesh to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and the Philippines. It is found more rarely in Nepal, ...

After a recent incident at the Smithsonian's National Zoo with a binturong, many are wondering why it happened.

With their thick black fur, stocky bodies and long whiskers, binturongs look like a hybrid between a bear and a cat, earning them the nickname "bearcat." But these mammals aren't just notable for ...

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 ...

Lola, the binturong at the National Zoo, is known for being 'a bit standoffish' Skip Brown/Smithsonian A binturong at the National Zoo, bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an ...

(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 ...

According to the Smithsonian, the workers were conducting a routine training session with the animal, named Lola, when the binturong bit the staff member and did not readily let go. When a coworker ...

What has a face like a cat, a body like a small bear, and a tail like a monkey? It's a binturong, also known as a bearcat. Binturongs have long, low, stocky bodies covered with coarse, shaggy black ...

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 ...