The Erie Zoo recently added a sloth and binturong to the roster of animals on display. What would you like to see next?

The Erie Zoo announced in June 2025 the arrival of a female binturong named Sheba. Although sometimes shy, Sheba was ...

The Erie Zoo's new resident is a binturong (also known as a bearcat) named Sheba, arriving from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Sheba's new habitat offers both indoor and outdoor spaces, allowing her ...

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

The Erie Zoo is welcoming a new and permanent resident from the St. Louis Aquarium, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth named Coconut.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Louisville Zoo has a new animal, and it's the first of its species to ever call the zoo home. Officials at the Louisville Zoo introduced Bianca, a 1-year-old female binturong — otherwise ...

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.

The binturong is categorized as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, with its population thought to have declined by 30% over the past 18 years. See All Key Ideas.

There, on the forest floor, was a binturong — a creature reported to smell like buttered popcorn, according to wildlife experts. Their familiar scent comes from a chemical compound in their urine.