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What is a bearcat?


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The Binturong (Arctictis binturong), also known as the Asian Bearcat, the Palawan Bearcat, or simply the Bearcat, is a species of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and genets.

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It is an arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair. ChaCha on!

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Bearcats originate from China. They are very unique animals that live a fairly solitary life. There main diet is fruit but (more?)

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The word first appeared in print circa 1889 as a synonym for the giant panda. Translation for Chinese word for panda-xiong mao.

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A Bearcat is an animal of deciduous forest regions that is often confused with stray housecats or small dogs.They are rather tame.

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"Bearcat" is a simple translation of the Chinese word for panda-xiong mao-which means "bear-cat." Thank you for using ChaCha!

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A "Bearcat" is another name for a binturong, a viverrid mammal from Southeast Asia.

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