LINTON ZOO

DISTRIBUTION BINTURONG Where

found
FACTS & FIGURES
Indonesia,
S.E.Asia
aka ASIAN BEARCAT Habitat Rainforest

Arctictis binturong Diet Mainly fruit,

occasionally eggs,
shoots, small
They have long prehensile tails that act as a mammals and birds.
fifth limb to grasp branches while they gather Average 60-95cm
fruit. It can rotate its hind legs backwards so that its claws still have a grip body length
when climbing down a tree head first. They are also formidable predators Average 12-18kg
with long sharp teeth and claws. weight
Gestation 90 days
Not much is known
The Binturong can about their lives in the Maximum Up to 26 years in
make chuckling wild. Binturongs are
lifespan captivity
sounds when it seems nocturnal and sleep
to be happy and utter Their habitat is
on branches. They
a high-pitched wail threatened due to
nest in tree hollows
if annoyed. extensive logging and
and give birth to
human encroachment.
1-3 blind young. They
Binturongs are also caught
are weaned at the age
for the pet trade in S.E. Asia.
of 5-6 months but stay
with their mothers International Union for Conservation of Nature RED LIST for the Binturong

until they reach LEAST

CONCERN
NEAR
THREATENED
VULNERABLE ENDANGERED
CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED
EXTINCT IN
THE WILD
EXTINCT

sexual maturity at
THE RISK OF EXTINCTION FOR THIS SPECIES HAS CURRENTLY
30 months. BEEN ASSESSED AS VULNERABLE IUCN RED LIST