Articles by Carly Nairn

An avid writer on wildlife, Carly Nairn is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, California. She has published pieces with National Geographic, Earth Island Journal, and Guernica, among others.

The binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong). Photographed in Cambodia by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

What is a binturong?

t has been said that the binturong is part bear, part cat, and has a monkey’s tail. Indeed, it does seem a bit like a composite animal, with parts gathered…
The binturong or bearcat (Arctictis binturong). Photographed in Cambodia by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.