Meet the Binturong: the vulnerable Bearcat of the canopy
The Binturong (Arctictis binturong), often called the Bearcat, is neither a bear nor a cat. It is the largest living member of the civet family (Viverridae) and the only species in its genus. Despite belonging to the order Carnivora, it is a bulky, mostly fruit-eating mammal of South and Southeast Asia’s forests. Its range runs from Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and southern China, then south to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, and east to Palawan in the Philippines.
the photograph above captures a Binturong resting on a thick, … Continue