Binturong

Binturong, any individual of the genus Arctictis, of the Civet family, with a single species (A. binturong), ranging from Nepaul to Sumatra and Java. The binturong is a slow nocturnal arboreal short-legged animal, with a tapering prehensile tail, and having some external resemblance to the raccoons, with which it was formerly classed. Length about thirty inches from the snout to the insertion of the tail, which is about as much more. The fur is coarse and dark, with the exception of a white border to the long tufted ears. These animals are omnivorous in their diet, and are easily tamed.