Thursday, March 27, 2008

Zookeeper Kelly sent this suite of photos of an adorable Binturong--a native of the Rainforest of Asia and Indonesia...........
Classified as a carnivore--even though it mostly feeds on bugs and berries, the binturong is the only "carnivore" with a prehensile tail.........
Zookeeper Kelly says that this cute little creature has a body odor just like buttered popcorn. They are endangered because they are so domesticatable.
The babies are taken from their mom after the first nursing because the mother will devote all her attention to only one baby--ignoring up to five other babies. Although they are supposed to be nocturnal, Pattie spends some of her volunteer hours just playing with her hoping to wear her out so that she will take a daytime nap. Thanks for the photos girls!

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March has blown in "like a lion".  We'll see if she goes out "like a lamb"! Click on Image to enlarge calendar photo...