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In praise of binturongs

g' Pyanepsion psa'.a'2025 September 24
Tagged as nature, links, videos Four comments

I recently learned about binturongs, ridiculous animals which look
like a hybrid of roughly five different cute critters, galumph about
the place, and smell suspiciously like popcorn^1. Thank you to the
algorithmic Youtube overlords for blessing me with the above video.

1

The preceding link contains diagrams of binturong genitalia. This is
not a content warning -- it is an attempt to convince you to click it.

More on binturongs:

  * Wikipedia
  * Animal Diversity Web
  * Look at this guy
  * Tallinn Zoo keeps its binturongs and otters in the same enclosure
  * Now look at this guy

  * Mx Tynehorne's link roundup, volume LIII
  * <<>>
  * Untitled

Four comments

 1. [literallym] Xanthe says...
    2w8373gz the United Kingdom

    This would be one of those shorter, untitled "note" posts, but if
    giving it a title in the RSS feed means at least one extra person
    finds out what a binturong is today, it's worth it.

    2025 Sep. 24, 22.16 @296
 2. [b] Linden Tea says...
    pgsxw43a Canada

    aha, one of my top five favorite animals!! i love themmmmm. i
    have a binturong plushie that Drunk Me had ordered from amazon
    one night long ago and it was a surprise present to Sober Me a
    couple days later, lol xD

    2025 Sep. 25, 19.46 @297
 3. [literallym] Xanthe says...
    2w8373gz the United Kingdom

    @297 The temptation to impulse-buy a plush binty is strong... but
    the three plush otters already hanging over my desk are telling
    me no. (I swear they were all gifts. I'm easily placable like
    that.)

    2025 Sep. 25, 23.46 @298
 4. [f] sneek says...
    Estonia

    make like tallinn zoo and get a binty plush to accompany the
    otter plushes! (devil on ur shoulder)

    2025 Sep. 26, 07.24 @299

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