Binturong Facts and Characteristics

The video introduces the binturong, also known as the bearcat, highlighting its arboreal lifestyle and unique physical traits like its ability to turn its ankles 180 degrees. It explains how the binturong uses its tail for balance and communicates through scent glands that emit a popcorn-like smell to mark territory or attract mates.

What is another name for the binturong?

• Bearcat

• Jungle Cat

• Forest Bear

• Treecat

Where does the binturong primarily live?

• In caves

• On the ground

• In water

• In trees

What unique ability does the binturong have regarding its ankles?

• It can stretch them twice their length

• It can rotate them 180 degrees

• It can retract them like a cat

• It can glow in the dark

How does the binturong use its scent glands?

• To communicate with other animals

• To find food

• To mark territory and attract mates

• To scare predators

What unusual smell is associated with the binturong's scent?

• Freshly baked bread

• Buttered popcorn

• Cinnamon

• Vanilla