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Two Pallas's cats peek their heads from behind a wooden post.

September 06, 2024

Creature Feature: Meet the “Grumpy” Pallas’s Cat

It looks like the angriest housecat you’ve ever seen, but it’s actually the Pallas’s cat: a small Asian wildcat known for its thick fur and unusual face.

A binturong with a stout body, coarse dark fur, and a big, shaggy tail stands on a tree branch with its mouth slightly open

June 03, 2022

Meet Our “Buttery” Binturongs and Cool Pallas’s Cats

Put your senses to the test at the Claws and Paws Pathway! Follow your nose to the binturongs, who smell like buttered popcorn, and keep your eyes peeled for petite Pallas’s cats hiding in plain sight. Get the scoop on the Zoo’s newest residents from curator Craig Saffoe.

A binturong stands on a wooden elevated platform. There is mesh and leafy green trees in the background.

May 27, 2022

Claws and Paws Pathway Opens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Prowl the new Claws & Paws Pathway exhibit opening to the public Friday, May 27. Visitors will encounter a North American porcupine, bobcats and the Zoo’s newest residents — binturongs and Pallas’s cats.