University of Cincinnati students and alumni proudly wear their Bearcat mascot as a badge of honor. But where did it come ...

What do you call an animal that looks like a cross between a bear, a raccoon and a cat? A bearcat (aka binturong). The black-furred creatures, whose name means "bear-like cat" in Malay ...

The binturong's preferred food is fruit (figs in particular), but this omnivore also eats birds, insects and the eggs of small animals. Binturongs live primarily in trees but must descend to the ...

It's been over a century since the inception of the UC Bearcat. The mascot's image has evolved, from a snarling bear to the actual animal bearcat, also known as binturong. Start the day smarter.