A binturong at the National Zoo bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. The mammal ...

Drama unfolded on December 12 at the National Zoo after a bearcat bit two people, sending them to the hospital. Learn what ...

After a recent incident at the Smithsonian's National Zoo with a binturong, many are wondering why it happened.

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bearcat, at the Smithsonian’s ...

The sharp-toothed binturong was being trained and was off-exhibit, the zoo said. The staffers’ injuries were not life-threatening.

With their thick black fur, stocky bodies and long whiskers, binturongs look like a hybrid between a bear and a cat, earning them the nickname "bearcat." But these mammals aren't just notable for ...

Bearcats thrive in forests abundant with fig trees, which directly impacts their population survival and distribution.

It's been over a century since the inception of the UC Bearcat. The mascot's image has evolved, from a snarling bear to the actual animal bearcat, also known as binturong. Turns out, it traces back to ...

Binturongs, or bearcats, are part of the Viverridae family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals native to South and Southeast Asia. Merlin will be the first Binturong the Little Rock Zoo has ...

(CBS DETROIT/CNN) - The Potter Park Zoo in Lansing welcomed three baby bintlets on the Fourth of July, which is the first binturong birth at the zoo in over two decades. Officials with the zoo say ...