How Much Does a Binturong Cost?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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As of 1998, in the Exotic Pet Trade Pet Trade Wildlife Trade Refers to the Commerce of Products That Are Derived from Non-Domesticated Animals or Plants...

How Much Does a Binturong Cost?

As of 1998, in the exotic pet trade

pet trade
Wildlife trade refers to the commerce of products that are derived from non-domesticated animals or plants usually extracted from their natural environment or raised under controlled conditions. It can involve the trade of living or dead individuals, tissues such as skins, bones or meat, or other products.
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in the US, a young, breedable, healthy individual runs $1500-2500. Adults are content to live in breeding pairs, although they seem especially happy when left in a large non-competitive group that has been raised together.

How many Binturongs are left in the world?

There are currently 14 Binturongs in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' (AZA) care and 11 in facilities globally. Four-year-old Lucy and the four-year-old father, Gru, are currently behind the scenes.

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Can you own a binturong in NY?

Binturong. This creature is said to have an odor that resembles popcorn, is also called a bearcat. Binturongs look dangerous, but most of them kept as pets are even-tempered. They are not a regulated species in NYS.

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