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

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 ...

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 ...

Also known as bearcats, binturongs are native to the rainforests of Indonesia, though they are listed as "vulnerable" because ...

Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Mich., announced Tuesday that Thistle, their female binturong, had given birth to a trio of babies on July 4. The zoo added that the event marked the first birth of a ...

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. Visitors can see ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Thursday, the Louisville Zoo announced its newest inhabitant, 1-year-old Bianca the Binturong. The zoo says that Bianca is a nearly 30-pound female Binturong, also known as ...

New Spot for ‘Palawan’ the Binturong The zoo’s binturong, named Palawan, is now enjoying the outdoors in the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation exhibit. Zookeepers say the move gives Palawan a ...

Another rare animal is now on exhibit at the Louisville Zoo. Bianca, a 1-year-old female binturong or "bearcat," is a mammal native to Southeast Asia. She comes to the zoo from Greensboro ...

Rabu — who has previously mated with the zoo’s female binturong, producing offspring that have gone to other zoos — is getting older and that means his teeth require more attention due to ...

Tallinn Zoo has launched a naming competition to find a name for a binturong cub born at the end of August. On August 29, two female binturong cubs were born at Tallinn Zoo. The name for one of the ...