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Binturong PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: The Binturong, which is the Malay name for "bear cat," is a carnivore related to the palm civets. It looks like a large shaggy mongoose. The hair on its tail is longer than that on the body, and tufts of long hair sprout from the backs of the ears. The fur is black sprinkled with brown or grey on the tips of the hairs. The long whiskers, the ear tufts, and sometimes the face are white. Binturongs measure up to six feet in overall length, and weigh ...

What's a Binturong? A Binturong, or Bearcat, is a mammal of the order Carnivora, found in the southeastern parts of Asia, from far eastern India through southwestern China, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Viet Nam, Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo). The westernmost island of the Philippines, Palawan, also has a few. They are plentiful nowhere, though not yet extremely endangered. But their habitat is constantly shrinking, and therefore so are their numbers. The word binturong is ...

More... Rescue Tails Campaign The site is prepared, the building has begun! Catch up with the latest on the quarantine facility and CPT's campaign to open again and provide a home for carnivores in distress. Rescue Tails Campaign The Groundbreaking Ceremony Quarantine Construction Wish List Quarantine Progress Pictures CPT featured on News 14 Carolina Read more and view the video here. Fun Fotos What is CPT resident Booker Civet up to? Twilight Tours are back! © 2004 Carnivore Preservation Trust

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Binturong (Arctictis binturong) The binturong is an arboreal animal, meaning it lives in the trees. Binturongs have black fur and can weigh 30 to 40 pounds. From head to tail they are 46 to 73 inches long, but their body length is only 24 to 39 inches long. Its prehensile tail is very useful when climbing in the trees and hanging on branches. They can walk upside down hanging from branches with the use of their tail. The tail is also used as a brake when running head first down a tree, li ...