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Lola, the binturong at the National Zoo, is known for being 'a bit standoffish' Skip Brown/Smithsonian A binturong at the National Zoo, bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an ...

A binturong at the National Zoo, bit two employees, sending both to the hospital out of an abundance of caution The mammal was in the midst of a weight check and routine training session when it bit ...

WASHINGTON — Two workers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute were injured while trying to weigh a 12-year-old binturong on Friday morning. According to the Smithsonian ...

Binturong Lola in her habitat at the Claws & Paws Pathway at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.(Courtesy Smithsonian/Skip Brown) A 12-year-old binturong named Lola bit two ...

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bear cat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say. The mammals are ...

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