Endangered Species Series - Fossa
Leaping lemurs and camouflaging chameleons may take the lead roles in Madagascar's Cool Animal Stage, but the Fossa is an interesting and very rare character on the brink of extinction.
The Fossa is a medium sized carnivore found only on the island of Madagascar. Once thought to be part of the feline species, Fossa belongs to Malagasy Carnivore group, believed to be descended from Mongoose like ancestors which arrived on Madagascar from Africa 24 million years ago. The Fossa is one of the most ancient set of species.
Fun Fact: Their claws are always at their sharpest due to being retractable, so they are not blunted when walking!
Sources: National Geographic, A-Zanimals.com, creative commons
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It looks a bit like a wolf. Does it hunt in packs?
No, they are solitary. Only getting together during mating season.
This post is seriously undervalued!
Awe, thanks <3
There are a lot of endangered animals in the world today. Human needs and Over population keeps diminishing their numbers as well as pushing them outta their habitats...
Good post @arbitrarykitten, upvoted and followed
Thank you!
I plan on posting more Endangered Animals in the future to bring awareness :)
Well then I'll be following
Awesome! Welcome!
This is a beautiful animal!
I now know something I hadn't before. :-) I love the info.
Isn't it gorgeous? I love the color of the eyes, too!
Me too!
Wow this is cool @arbitrarykitten you doing great.
Thank you so much! I worked hard on that :). Isn't it a shame such a beautiful animal is almost extinct?
Is a shame dear
Can we chat on discord ma?
Yes :)
What a beautiful yet unusual animal very interesting.
I agree, gorgeous. Sad to see them being eradicated
The Fossa look so cute, but maybe not one I would want to meet in the middle of the night.
Well, they only hunt lemurs and smaller creatures, so unless you are under two feet tall and wear a lot of black eye makeup, I believe you're safe ;)
Good point, I'll go back to fully admiring the Fossa!
Lol! Ok!
Thanks for the information. I'm just hearing such animal name 4 d first time. With such scary looks, I'm surprised it is only capable of hunting little animals.. Or is d pics making d animal look big or it is big in reality?
Its only a bit bigger than two feet long. And it can run up to 35 mph
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