Do Bearcats Smell Like Popcorn - db01

Webscientists have looked into why this shy, secretive southeast asian animal also called the bearcat emits such a strikingly odd smell, but prior investigations into the scent glands of the binturong ( arctictis binturong) turned up empty handed — though uniquely smelly handed, we assume.

They smell like hot buttered popcorn.

Webnot only do they soak their feet in it, but they also drag their tails through it, ensuring everything around them smells like crunchy, buttery goodness.

Like many solitary animals, bearcats let their presence be known.

Webthe binturong, aka bearcat, ain't a monkey, but it's got a prehensile tail.

Webamong those familiar with the species, they are known for their notably recognizable scent:

Special glands on the rumps of binturongs, or bearcats, excrete a chemical that smells like popcorn.

Apparently, it's a chemical in their urine.

Hot, buttered popcorn urine.

Webscientists say they've solved why bearcats, or bintorongs, smell like hot popcorn.

Webwhy popcorn smells like a bearcat’s butt.

Like other members of the viverridae family, the binturong has scent glands, which are located just under its tail.

Webof all the things that the bodily fluids of a binturong (also known as a bearcat) could smell like, perhaps the last thing you’d expect would be hot buttered popcorn.

While the scent in question is unusually pleasant, the source of the scent is less than appetizing.

This scent helps them communicate with other binturongs and establish territory.

Webbasically, bearcats smell like popcorn because they run around drenched in their own urine.

Webresearchers have ferreted out why the binturong, a threatened southeast asian mammal also known as the bearcat, smells like popcorn.

Bearcats emit a musky, buttery aroma from their scent glands, which closely resembles the scent of freshly popped popcorn.

Webwhy do bearcats smell like popcorn?

It smells like a.

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The smell doesn't come from the bearcat's scent glands, as previously suspected;

It smells like a.

Webmany people who have met these creatures notice the same thing:

Webthey smell like buttered popcorn.

Webwhy do binturongs smell like popcorn?

It comes from urine.

And it smells like a.

And for good reason — the chemical compound that.

After multiple studies, scientists in 2016 determined that the signature binturong scent originates from chemicals in their urine.

As it moves about, the binturong.