Onyma Report This Comment
Date: July 11, 2009 04:12PM

Looks like a Fossa.

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: July 11, 2009 04:32PM

i had never heard of one before. one cool little cat.

woberto Report This Comment
Date: July 12, 2009 09:02AM

Mortal enemy of the lemur

Harvey Wallbanger Report This Comment
Date: July 12, 2009 12:27PM

I'd never heard of it either, thanks for the post.

The fossa is a carnivore and excellent hunter. It preys on small- to medium-sized animals from fish to birds, mice, and wild pigs. But its main food item is the lemur, and the fossa is Madagascar's only predator able to kill the largest lemur species. The fossa is an ambush hunter: it uses its forelimbs and claws to catch its prey, killing it quickly with a bite from its sharp teeth. Fossas at the San Diego Zoo are fed dried cat food, carnivore diet, mice, and large knuckle bones.

Lexx Report This Comment
Date: July 12, 2009 04:25PM

hmmm large knuckle bones....

Does that mean they are hand fed?

Onyma Report This Comment
Date: July 12, 2009 06:25PM

"Does that mean they are hand fed?"

Only once by each zoo keeper.

GAK67 Report This Comment
Date: July 12, 2009 08:28PM

I've got kids young enough to be into the movie Madagascar - was an easy pick from that.

woberto Report This Comment
Date: July 20, 2009 10:51AM