The bearcat, also called binturong, is a nocturnal omnivore found in Southeast Asia’s dense tropical forests. Though omnivorous, bearcats rely mostly on one type of fruit which is strangler fig fruit ...

WASHINGTON (WJW) — Two employees at a Washington, D.C., zoo were reportedly attacked by a mammal commonly known as a bearcat last week and had to be transported to the hospital. The Smithsonian’s ...

Lola, the binturong at the National Zoo, is known for being 'a bit standoffish' Skip Brown/Smithsonian A binturong at the National Zoo, bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an ...

Drama unfolded on December 12 at the National Zoo after a bearcat bit two people, sending them to the hospital. Learn what caused the Washington D.C. zoo’s binturong Lola to attack, as well as the ...

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bearcat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say. The animal bit the ...

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