Episode 277: Bear Cats, aka the Binturong

All Creatures Podcast

Nature, Science, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The Binturong is an obscure and elusive carnivore living in the tropical forests of South East Asia. They are in fact one of the most ancient carnivore species in existence and are modern replicas of what ancient Miacids might have looked like. Sadly, Binturongs have suffered for many decades due to a loss of their habitat. So much so, that sightings of Binturongs are now rare in their native ranges. Binturongs are so incredibly unique and are extremely important species to their native habitats. You will want to learn more about them as this is another don't miss episode and species. During the episode we discuss the World Wildlife Fund latest palm oil ratings, which can be found HERE For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we are able to send money to conservation organizations monthly chosen by our Patreon supporters. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.1	Over 7 million different animals inhabit our planet.
1:04.1	Ventrongs need us. They need their habitat. We need to learn more about them before they become extinct for goodness' sake.
1:06.4	What can they teach us?
1:15.7	So our very first carnivore that we can find in the fossil record is basically, looks like a binturong slash civet.
1:20.4	Many species are in crisis and need your help.
1:24.0	Join the movement at all creaturespod.com. Welcome to the house of Creatures podcast. This is Chris. And I'm Angie. And this is the bear cat.
1:36.9	Ben-Turong. Vinturong. Yes, yes, yes. This one has been highly requested. Finally getting to it, though.
1:44.9	It's only been a couple years.
1:46.6	Well, Chris, I think ever since we had Rick Schwartz from the San Diego Zoo on here to interview him,
1:52.4	and he said it was his favorite creature.
1:54.7	And he's seen it all, worked with it all, continues to, uh, an assortment of wonderful creatures.
2:03.3	So that made me really curious because with all my zoo background, I have never worked
2:09.6	with the Bencherong. I've never even seen one. I've definitely never smelled one, which we'll
2:15.5	talk about on the podcast today.
2:18.6	They're a unique smell.
2:20.3	It's actually a very positive smell.
2:24.0	It's one of our favorite foods when we go to the movie theaters.
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