A long, long time ago in a bear cave not so far away, your resident IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS seeker told a friend and regular BEAR NEWS reader that this newsletter was at risk of coming out more often that might be desired or sustainable. "This can't be some kind of weekly thing," we said, imagining that that would never, ever happen and the bears would all drift into a cave and hibernate before a weekly frequency picked up pace. (We can't all be like the remarkable Kelsey McKinney, who writes a daily newsletter concern that's well worth your subscription, if you haven't already done so). And yet, here we are, nearly two months into an almost weekly publication schedule, and still the bears continue. We'd like to blame climate change, or waylaid kayakers for the post-hiberation bear activity, but the real answer to this publication frequency concern is that all of you keep sending the bears along like the fuzzy, friendly BEAR NEWS readers you all are. You're IMPORTANT to us, and we care. So follow us on Twitter @ImportBearNews, write in with your BEAR NEWS sightings in the wild and tell your friends to subscribe, if they're into that sort of thing. And if your friends are not into that sort of thing, maybe you should ask yourself if they're really worth your friendship. No judgement here, just a thought that maybe you've been holding on to for a while and have never fully expressed. It's the end of the year, it's time for action and maybe that action is abandoning your friends who don't support the IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS mission. We're not saying you should ghost these people, but we're not saying that you shouldn't, either. So. To the bears!

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Binturong (Arctictis binturong), also called bear cat or cat bear, catlike carnivore of the civet family. It has long, shaggy hair, tufted ears, and a long, bushy, prehensile tail. The color generally is black with a sprinkling of whitish hairs. The binturong is principally nocturnal and arboreal in habit, using its prehensile tail as an aid in climbing. 

food: It feeds mainly on fruit but also takes eggs and small animals.

habitat: Usually found in dense forests of southern Asia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In some areas it is tamed and is reported to make an affectionate pet.
[via Encyclopedia Britannica] 

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