What is a "bearcat"?

Question

The navy's old Grumman Bearcat fighter. The University of Cincinnati sports teams. An armoured car used by police forces. What on Earth is a "bearcat"?

Answer 1

Something you get when a bear and cat is alone with nothing else to do. The bear's the male. If the cat's the male, It'll be called catbear. But dun think a cat is that strong. Anyway, juz think Liger. These creatures cant reproduce. Poor fellas

Answer 2

The Binturong, Arctictis binturong also known as Asian Bearcat, Malay Civet Cat, Palawan Bearcat or just simply the Bearcat, is neither a bear nor a cat but is a species of civet of the family Viverridae. The real meaning of the original name is lost, as the local language that gave it is extinct. The Binturong is endangered due to habitat destruction and poaching for their medicinal uses and their fur. Its natural habitat is forest canopy, and it spends most of its time in the trees of southeast Asia, Borneo, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Palawan Island.

The female Binturong has a pseudo-penis, or "false penis", a rare feature found only in a few other mammals such as the hyenas.[1]

The Binturong is one of approximately 100 species of mammal believed by many husbandry experts to be capable of embryonic diapause, or delayed implantation, which allows the female of the species to time parturition to coincide with favorable environmental conditions.

They are nocturnal and sleep on branches. Their bushy tails are fully prehensile and act as a fifth hand. They are about the size of a large house cat, averaging about 60–95 cm (24–37 in) and 9-14 kg (20–31 lb). The tail is nearly as long as the body with size ranging from 55–90 cm. The ears are small and rounded and it has small eyes. They have coarse and thick black fur. They eat primarily fruit, but also have been known to dine on eggs, shoots and leaves, and small animals including rodents and birds. Deforestation has greatly reduced their numbers. When cornered, a Bearcat can be vicious. A Binturong can also make chuckling sounds when it seems to be happy and utter a high-pitched wail if annoyed. Binturongs can live over 20 years in captivity. One is recorded to have lived almost 26 years.

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Answer 3

University of Cincinnati News: History of the UC Bearcat Mascot
Now that you're an official Bearcat, it raises a few good questions: What the heck is a Bearcat? ... In this case, "bearcat" is a simple translation of the ...www.uc.edu/info-services/bearcat.htm

Answer 4

Common Name: Binturong
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Arctictis
Species: Binturong
Misc.: Viverridae can be found in southwestern Europe, southern Asia, the East Indies, Africa and Madagascar. The family consists of 36 genera and 71 species and includes Civets, Genets, Linsangs, Mongooses and Fossas.

Sub-Species: A. Binturong is a single species. There are no known sub-species.


Appearance: The Binturong gives the appearance of a cross between a bear and a cat, hence the nickname Bear Cat. They have elongated heads and pointed muzzles. They are the largest of the Viverrids. The fur is long and course, with the fur on the tail being even longer than that on the rest of the body. The hairs are black and lustrous, often with a gray or buff tip. The head is finely speckled with gray and buff, and the edges of the ears and whiskers are white. The ears have long hairs on the back that project beyond the tips and produce a fringed or tufted effect. The tail is extremely muscular, and the tip of the tail is prehensile. They have 5 toes on each foot, complete with long, sharp bear like claws. Binturongs give off an unusual scent that resembles popcorn. Unlike other members of the Viverrids who walk on their toes, Binturongs walk on their soles with their heels touching the ground and have a bear like shuffle. They are very slow gaited, but can be very fast when on the attack.


Size: The Binturong has a head and body length of 2 – 3 feet with the tail length around an additional 2 – 2 ½ feet. Weight averages between 20 – 30 pounds. Newborns weigh in at a mere 10 ½ ounces.


Habitat: Binturongs can be found in dense forests, however it is not found anywhere in any great abundance. It is mainly arboreal and nocturnal.

Answer 5

You left out the old 1908 automobile named the "Stutz Bearcat" and the .22 Cal. revolver manufactured by Ruger.
The term "bearcat" was given to the men who worked on the trans continental railroad construction projects. They were thus nicknamed for the furious way they attacked the mountainside in order to dig tunnels.
The original "Bearcat is a small tree-dwelling mammal from Asia known for it's bad temper and territorial defence. You may like to look up "Civet" or "Arctictis Bintourong" for additional reference material.

Answer 6

A civet (Arctictis binturong) of southeast Asia with a long prehensile tail.

Answer 7

A ww2 fighter plane. The bear cat came out at the end of the war. I don't think it saw any action.

Answer 8

It's a critter like a raccoon.