Thursday, November 20, 2014

Fact #8


Binturongs (also known as a bear-cat) smell like buttered popcorn because of scent glands located in their tails. As it walks, it drags its long bushy tail on the ground, leaving it's scent behind for other binturongs. I was fortunate enough to meet one of these guys face to face, and they smell exactly like movie theater popcorn.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

A Sloth of Bears


A group of bears is known as a sloth. Most bears do not commonly meet in groups naturally except when it comes to food or mating because most species are very territorial. 

Pictured here is a bunch of species of bear including, starting from the back, a North American black bear, and a polar bear. The three in front, starting on the left, is a sloth bear, a panda bear, and a sun bear.