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BINTURONGArctictis binturong©jennifernasim Its natural habitat is in trees of forest canopy in rainforest of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is nocturnal and sleeps on branches. It eats primarily fruit, but also has been known to eat eggs, shoots, leaves, and small animals, such as rodents or birds. Deforestation has greatly reduced its numbers. When cornered, the Binturong can be vicious. The Binturong can make chuckling sounds when it seems to be happy and utter a high-pitched wail if annoyed. The Binturong can live over 20 years in captivity; one has been recorded to have lived almost 26 years. The scent of Binturong musk is often compared to that of warm buttered popcorn and cornbread. The Binturong brushes its tail against trees and howls to announce its presence to other Binturongs. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong Other posts: Grandider’s Mongoose Malay Civet Cat Kopi Lewak - Asian Palm Civet —- Dear Paxton, If there wasn’t enough to love, I also smell like warm-buttered popcorn.P.S. I’d love you more if you spelled my name right :) —Binturong —- rhamphotheca: Dear Mr. Binterong, I… I think I love you. - Paxon

BINTURONG
Arctictis binturong
©jennifernasim

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

It is nocturnal and sleeps on branches. It eats primarily fruit, but also has been known to eat eggs, shoots, leaves, and small animals, such as rodents or birds. Deforestation has greatly reduced its numbers. When cornered, the Binturong can be vicious. The Binturong can make chuckling sounds when it seems to be happy and utter a high-pitched wail if annoyed. The Binturong can live over 20 years in captivity; one has been recorded to have lived almost 26 years.

The scent of Binturong musk is often compared to that of warm buttered popcorn and cornbread. The Binturong brushes its tail against trees and howls to announce its presence to other Binturongs.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong

Other posts:

Grandider’s Mongoose

Malay Civet Cat

Kopi Lewak - Asian Palm Civet

—-

Dear Paxton,

If there wasn’t enough to love, I also smell like warm-buttered popcorn.
P.S. I’d love you more if you spelled my name right :)

—Binturong

—-

rhamphotheca:

Dear Mr. Binterong, I… I think I love you. - Paxon

(Source: scoto-philia)

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    This is a binturong and I think I’m in love.
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    Nope they smell of pandan < that’s a fact right there
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