Talk:Binturong

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Site Location Request
With the deletion of AOL Hometowns one of the best binturong sites out there was deleted. Can anyone find an archived copy of "My Binturong Friends" by Galen Berry?

The original URL was: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/GBearcat/binturongs/binnies.htm 72.190.86.207 (talk) 14:39, 4 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I found one: http://web.archive.org/web/20070129075910/http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/GBearcat/binturongs/binnies.htm anyone willing to save that and rehost it somewhere else, then update the wikipedia links? 72.190.86.207 (talk) 14:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Northwest Missouri State U. should be included in the list of colleges. The Alumni magazine had a special on the binturong 4 years ago. (utc) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.92.210.222 (talk)

can't turn counterclockwise?
Does anyone have a source saying that binturongs can't turn counterclockwise? That seems pretty strange. --Allen 21:40, 25 March 2006 (UTC)


 * They can... that is a superstition, among the same category as dogs can't look up. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.195.86.38 (talk • contribs)


 * Thanks for fixing that. --Allen 01:55, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Dogs *can't* look up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.117.169 (talk) 13:00, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You must never have owned a dog. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.229.185.241 (talk) 07:34, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Endangered? (Contradiction)
The first paragraph of the article states: "The Binturong is endangered due to habitat destruction and poaching for their medicinal uses and their fur." The Conservation Status box, however, is marked lc (least concern). Perhaps the article means that those activities are threats bintourongs face or perhaps the Conservation Status is simply wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Inexorability (talk • contribs) 06:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

Seriously...
Are we thinking the same binturong? The one I know is no bigger than 45-50 lb and feed mainly on fruit, so where did your as big as large mountain lion, bison (!) eating binturong come from? You seem to have a prankster on your hands, my dear colleagues... --88.101.199.144 11:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC), Bodlina, from CS:

Why Popcorn Smells Like a Bearcat’s Butt

 * Why Popcorn Smells Like a Bearcat’s Butt –One Leaf KnowsAutumn (talk) 05:41, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Catholic diet
What in the world is that supposed to mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.64.58 (talk) 21:54, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
 * When used as an adjective, "catholic" means "wide and varied, all-encompassing," i.e., to imply a large variety, like the various members of the Roman Catholic Church.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:56, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Quoted Text
If this sentence, Since they do not have the attributes of a predatory mammal, fishes and earthworms can form but an unimportant item in the food of an essentially arboreal species, which is neither aquatic nor fossorial. is original text from Pocock's book, it needs to be presented as such, with page number, etc. That, and I think the sentence is hard to read, what with its double/one and one-half negatives. Otherwise, we're veering into copyright issues, as, even though we referenced it, we're presenting it as our own text, and not the author's.--Mr Fink (talk) 14:12, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Etymology
Where did the name 'binturong' come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alphapeta (talk • contribs) 08:14, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Use as a mascot/nickname?
The use of the binturong as a mascot and/or nickname for schools and sports teams is relatively dubious. All the schools listed in that section as using the binturong as a mascot actually only use the name "Bearcats", or in one instance "Bearkats". None of the logos used that show a full animal representing the bearcat resemble a binturong. I feel like the use of "Bearcat" as a team name in all instances presented is simply utilized as a portmanteau of sorts. None of these teams has ever gone by, or been referred to as, Binturongs, or any variation thereof.

I suggest the "Use as a Mascot" section be deleted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong#Use_as_mascot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.206.213.162 (talk) 23:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Upon further research, I have found that SHSU (Sam Houston State Univ), which is listed in this section, specifically has stated that the "Bearkat" from which they get their name is decidedly NOT a binturong. I have removed them from the list. https://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/T@S/2004/BearkatFacts1004.html

UPDATE: Matter closed and section removed in edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binturong&oldid=742759780 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.14.47.75 (talk) 22:15, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Diet in captivity?
"In captivity, the binturong's diet includes commercially prepared meat mix, bananas, apples, oranges, canned peaches and mineral supplement."

The reference for this is a single paper which studied a particular group of binturong who just happened to be eating this. "Canned peaches"? This particular place just happened to be feeding them that. The sentence implies that for some weird reason all captive binturongs would be fed canned peaches. GeneCallahan (talk) 05:51, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

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Subspecies
"Nine subspecies have been recognized forming two clades." Presumably these subspecies have names. And surely which ones belong to each clade isn't classified information.... 104.153.40.58 (talk) 18:13, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Indeed. But your point is... what? If you would like the additional information in the article, the references are there, you can go read them and add the information. No one is stopping you. We are all just volunteers here, and we cooperatively work together to build the articles. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:41, 10 April 2023 (UTC)