co the Binturong introduces us an animal, whom one would not like to put without further into the relationship of the Sneak cats so, itself. And indeed one considered this odd lad long to be one of the small-bears from the clan of the palm-scooters.
Shape The appearance of the Binturong also then reminds more of a raccoon or also cat-bears as at a palm-scooter. With its length of 90-100 cm, the Binturong is the biggest representative of the palm-scooters. The size is still supported by the approximately 80 cm long tail. The construction of this tail awards the marten-bear the predicate of the single higher mammal of the old world, that is equipped with a roller-tail. The body seems penetrated and is carried by rather short legs, that finish in nacktsohligen feet.
The rough-hairy, relaxed fur is black with brown or gray ends. The ears carry long, black hair-tuft and is by the way purely knows. As well, the face and the extremely long whiskers are white. The denture is surprisingly small and betrays the omnivore.
Way of life Over the way of life of the Binturongs is only little known. Like its relatives, also it is a twilight and night-animal, who rolled up the largest part of the day, in a treetop spends. As real tree-animal, it prefers tropical forests, forest-edges as well as gallery and bush-forests. Already mentioned gripping-tail is an excellent adaptation to this habitat forms and serves it as fifth hand with the mountaineering through the branches. So, one frequently sees kopfunter hangeln in the treetops it. As well, also the feet are valuable helps like the characteristic tail in the branches. With the sharp, very narrow, bent ones, it finds claws in every unevenness of the bark hold, and the bare soles with the distinctive calluses ease the sure movement on horizontal branches. However not only the appearance of the Binturong reminds us of the small-bears, also its walk on the ground is bear-good. This for the Sneak cats of name-giving sneaking is missing completely with it.
Nutrition As its loot-acquisition can just as little typically be looked at. it doesn't kill birds and small-mammals through an aimed killing-bite in head or necks but kills through indiscriminate biting. The broaching the loot happens to ungezielt as well. it eats birds without plucking it previously.
Senses To an extraordinarily efficient smell and hearing-sense joins one properly well developed Dämmerungssehen. The ears are in continuous movement and immediately are directed toward the sound-source with quietest sounds. Tone-remarks play a not insignificant role in the life of the Binturongs.
Reproduction Binturongs live in pairs and also take part in the Aufzucht of the young together. After the heat-time in March and April as well as. Octobers and November were born 1-2 kids, who remain blind and almost bare hidden in the mother's fur, after a Tragzeit of 90-92 days. This repulses each stranger growling and stands with its boys in continuous voice-contact. With approximately 7 weeks, the boys gained the size of a cat approximately and become estrange more and more from the mother, who still remains acoustically connected with them, however.
Spread The spread-area of the Binturongs includes rear-India mainly and stretches presumably as far as after Assam and Bhutan as well as over the Indonesian islands Java, Borneo and Sumatra.
Endangering Binturongs only rarely occur in its spread-area.
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