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

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.

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.

A trail camera in Balpakram National Park, India, captures rare footage of the binturong, a vulnerable species with a critical role in forest growth.

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.