The binturong is hard to describe. It is sometimes called a "bearcat," but it isn't closely related to bears or cats. And it smells like popcorn, but the source of that smell is not good eats. Thank you to The Animal Park at the Conservators Center: https://animalparknc.org/ and to Dr. Erin Vogel: https://coreborneo.com/ Would you like this pin? You can get it in the Season 1 pin set available here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-season-one-pin-set Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription This month's pin is designed by Sam Schultz. You can find out more about him and his work here: https://samschultz.squarespace.com/ You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com Host: Hank Green (he/him) Follow us on socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrebeasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/ #Binturong #Bearcat #BizarreBeasts #mammals ----- Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Arctictis_binturong/ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Viverridae/ https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/binturong https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-016-1361-4 https://today.duke.edu/2016/04/popcornscentedbinturong https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/maillard-reaction&sa=D&ust=1596041959920000&usg=AFQjCNExZCW6kUVku0RwNzxmzewti8UPCA https://foodinsight.org/questions-and-answers-about-diacetyl/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1210/a763a0493ca755b128bee7ef3e1fe1983a51.pdf https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/binturong-2020 https://borneoficus.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Shanahan-et-al-2001-Fig-Eating-a-Global-Review.pdf https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=kb_pubs ------ Images: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8RCL1y42bSlNT2DAJPcdUJxTjOWg91SwBOfDErijLw/edit?usp=sharing