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Binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Artis Zoo, Amsterdam: photo by Stewart Leiwakabessy, 4 October 2009
The Binturong
or bearcat
is neither bear nor cat
when cornered vicious
when happy emits
chuckling sounds
Dwells
in the trees
of the rainforest canopy
for now
but here comes
the buzz saw

Binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Zoo Parc Overloon, Netherlands: photo by Truus and Zoo, 25 May 2010

Binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, Netherlands: photo by Truus and Zoo, 18 August 2009

Binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, Netherlands: photo by Misha Davids, 29 July 2011

Binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong), baby with mother, Jardin des Plantes, Paris: photo by Pierre Ricadat, 4 March 2011
A young bear cat kept as a pet by Orang Asli in Taman Negara (Malaysia): photo by Bart Van den Bosch,16 August 2004
Head of a Binturong (arcticts binturong), Jardin des Plantes, Paris: photo by Jastrow, 2006
Binturong (Arctictis binturong) at Overloon, Netherlands: photo by Tassilo Rau, Summer 2004
for Susan Kay Anderson, lover of bears and cats

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