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

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

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.

Meet the binturong – one of the strangest and most fascinating animals you've probably never heard of. In this video, we take a closer look at the so-called “bearcat,” an arboreal mammal ...

Officials at the Louisville Zoo introduced Bianca, a 1-year-old female binturong — otherwise known as a bearcat — on Thursday, Louisville Zoo spokesperson Kyle Shepherd said.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.