There, on the forest floor, was a binturong — a creature reported to smell like buttered popcorn, according to wildlife experts. Their familiar scent comes from a chemical compound in their urine.

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However, there are claims that some animals like the binturong have a pleasant odour. It is said that this shaggy, black-furred mammal with a cat-like face smells like popcorn. Is this true?

A rare 'bearcat' that smells like popcorn has arrived at Paignton Zoo. Carlo, a male binturong, is being brought in to breed with Fig, the zoo's female. The rare mammals are carrying hopes for a ...