• The Binturong moves slowly and carefully along branches, using its prehensile tail to grip and keep balance.
  • The binturong (Arctictis binturong) (/bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/, bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.
  • The binturong is the only Old World mammal and one of only two carnivores with a prehensile tail (the other is the kinkajou).
  • The binturong is immediately recognizable by its huge prehensile tail, which it can use for balance as it leaps through the trees.
  • The binturong is native to the tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, where it spends much of the day hidden in the canopy.
  • Binturongs primarily eat fruit but are known to also eat small animals and in order to find their food, they use their bushy, prehensile tail that allows them to hang on...
  • What’s even weirder is the creature's smell: It gives off the scent of buttered popcorn! This is the binturong, an animal that's full of surprises.
  • Binturongs are one of two carnivorous species with a prehensile tail (the other is the kinkajou).
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  • Binturong, Endonezya'daki yerel adından gelir ve kullanılan dil artık konuşulmadığından anlamı bilinmiyor.
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