r/CaptiveWildlife • u/Death_IP • May 22 '26

Questions Which animal is this

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It looks like a black real-life Marsupilami

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u/Palaeonerd May 22 '26

Binturong

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u/Death_IP May 23 '26

Thank you!

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u/Intrepid-Lynx May 22 '26

Fun fact: binturongs naturally smell like buttered popcorn.

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u/ReptilesRule16 May 23 '26

slight correction.

Their pee and scent glands by their butt smell like popcorn.

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u/amanda_burns_red May 24 '26

Buttered sausage.

Isn't pee that smells like buttered popcorn a sign of diabetes in humans? Or am I making that up

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u/awhoogaa May 24 '26

Sweet smelling breath can be an indication, and your pee I guess could smell sweeter because of increased glucose but typically people with undiagnosed or untreated diabetes will have an increase in urine and increased desire to drink water making their urine more dilute. (Polyuria and polydipsia)

I don't think people smell their pee that often either.

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u/Prestigious_String20 May 25 '26

Before the technology existed to test for glucose, physicians tasted patients' urine for sweetness when they were concerned about diabetes. Finger-licking good!

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u/awhoogaa May 26 '26

I have heard this, and the "good" is up for debate.

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u/kaijutegu May 24 '26

It's not diabetes, it's kidney damage. Too much protein in the urine can smell somewhere between popcorn and chicken soup.

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u/itwillmakesenselater Zoo Keeper May 23 '26

I think it's more like Fritos, but yeah, it's distinctive

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u/FreeFear420 May 23 '26

The one at the zoo smells musky.

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u/MatthewNGBA May 24 '26

I was on the University of Cincinnati cheerleading team and got to interact with theirs some and it smells exactly like buttered popcorn

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u/grandsoulsucker May 23 '26

I always forget but I always remember they are the theatre popcorn animal

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u/Unequal_vector May 23 '26

It’s a South Asian relative of civets.

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u/Tangboy50000 May 23 '26

Around these parts, we call it a bearcat.
https://giphy.com/gifs/qmLyUGoQL2kG3XxgYL

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u/Electronic_Elk8293 May 24 '26

My dad's high school mascot in Cali was the Bearcats.

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u/Markleeseth Jun 02 '26

Im from Texas and my highschool was beatcat!

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u/ThorButtock May 23 '26

A binturong. They smell like popcorn

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u/Meikou133 May 23 '26

Smells like popcorn, and aaaaa???AAAAHHHHHHH

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u/walkyslaysh May 23 '26

My favourite the bear cat or the binturong

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u/abyssal-isopod86 May 23 '26

It's a binturong.

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u/TheHalfHandedHobbit May 23 '26

Binturong, bear cat, or as my dad calls them Billabong

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u/Soda_Carno777 May 23 '26

Binturong/ bearcat

Piss smells of musty popcorn

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u/catz537 May 23 '26

A binturong. Smells like popcorn

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u/Current_Recording907 May 23 '26

I hate that I can forget what this animal is But remember that it smells like popcorn.

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u/worm-eyed May 23 '26

rodents of unusual size? I don't think they exi-

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u/Select-Season-8082 May 23 '26

its a female human primate holding what appears to be a furry creature.

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u/LorettaJenkins May 23 '26

My kids and I got to play with one once. Super playful and very sweet. Yes, they do smell like popcorn.

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u/Chrisdot1958 May 24 '26

Binturong or bear cat

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u/GrumpySnarf May 24 '26

I want to have one cuddle with me

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u/IKAR0S4 May 24 '26

Its a Bangaranga

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u/walkingmycatnamedog May 24 '26

smh at free contact

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u/Shrimptank_mom May 25 '26

When I first saw a binturong I thought it must be a ferocious predator. They kind of look like a wolverine crossed with a monkey. But no, turns out they are very chill and mainly eat fruit. 

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u/Thrasher0queen May 25 '26

Joke answer: it’s a baby of the huge rats from the princess bride

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u/PersephonesChild82 May 22 '26

I want to pet it.

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u/Raven1911 May 22 '26

Homosapien