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Palawan Bearcat

Arctictis binturong

Photo by DonnaLadida
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Field Notes

Description:

Binturong or palawan bearcat

Habitat:

Its natural habitat is in trees of forest canopy in rainforest of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Binturong

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Comments (7)
auntnance123
A new one to me also (reminds me of our wolverine). Thanks for sharing.
Leuba Ridgway
It's a shame we are gradually losing such fabulous creatures...
Wild Things
Wow! That is great information. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see it in India someday.
DonnaLadida
They sure are. Shame I only get to see them in captivity. According to Wiki, "the Binturong can make chuckling sounds when it seems to be happy".
DonnaLadida
Meet the Palawan Bearcat. Shy furry fellows. They look more amazing in person. :)

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PublishedDecember 6, 2011

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