Mary Bates, PhD

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Meet the Binturong

Photo by ucumari, via Flickr, distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.This month's Creature Feature on Zoologic highlights the binturong, a weasel-like mammal from southeast Asia. What does the name binturong mean? Why is it called a bear cat? And why does it smell like buttered popcorn? Learn all about binturongs here: The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Binturong (or, How Can It Binturong When It Feels So Right?)