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Fossa

Order : Carnivora
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Cryptoproctinae
Species : Cryptoprocta ferox

The Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) lives on the island of Madagascar, being the largest mammalian carnivore on the island. Although they resemble a crossing between a cat and a dog, it is actually related to the mongoose. The Fossa is very agile and is very adept at hunting lemurs. In the movie Madagascar the lemurs shivered at the mere mention of the Fossae. Together with the Boa constrictor, they are the only predators of lemurs. Apart from the Nile Crocodile, they have no natural predators themselves. Yet the settlement of man and the destruction of their habitat earned the Fossa the status of 'endangered'.

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Facts about the fossa

Fossa (Cryptoprocta Ferox) is an endangered species of mammal. (Full text)

Once thought to specialize in hunting lemurs, the fossa is an opportunistic hunter, feeding on a wide range of animals from mice to wild pigs, according to Dollar's research. (Full text)

The fossa is actually related to the mongoose. (Full text)

The fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, is the largest carnivore of Madagascar, its only range. (Full text)

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Camping, Ecology and Environmental Studies description: Kilo for kilo, the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is one of the most ferocious predators that walks the Earth. (Full text)

Kilo for kilo, the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is one of the most ferocious predators that walks the Earth. (Full text)

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Fossas are an endangered animal species that reside only in the wet coastal forests of Madagascar. (Full text)

Fossas are members of the viverid family, an ancient line of carnivores that predates cats and dogs. (Full text)

Located centrally in the posterior fossa is the foramen magnum. (Full text)

Fossas are fast runners and are also very good at climbing trees (and jumping from tree to tree). (Full text)

The fossa is related to the mongoose. (Full text)

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Fossas are found only in the forests and woodland savannas on the island of Madagascar and on a smaller island, Saint Marie, off the east coast of Madagascar. (Full text)

Fossas are slender with long muscular bodies. (Full text)

Fossas are rarely seen and had apparently never been photographed in the wild. (Full text)

FOSSA The fossa or Foussa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a large carnivorous mammal found only in Madagascar. (Full text)

Fossas are rarely seen. (Full text)

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Fossa Skull - The fossa is the largest carnivore found on the island of Madagascar. (Full text)

After a few months of privacy for the animals, the Fossas are ready for the public. (Full text)

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The fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, is a meat-eating mammal that lives in rainforests and wooded savannas on the island of Madagascar (located off the southeastern coast of Africa). (Full text)