Meet Fossa: Madagascar's Ferocious Predator

Image: Unsplash

The fossa is a carnivorous mammal that is considered the top predator of the Madagascar Island 

Image: Unsplash

Fossa has a short, rich brown coat with a golden tinge, a long tail, and a bulbous nose with pronounced whiskers

Image: Unsplash

It has paws with claws like a cat, round ears like a weasel, and flexible ankles that help them climb trees

Image: Unsplash

The largest carnivore on Madagascar, fossa can grow up to 6 feet long, including their tail, which can be over 30 inches long

Image: Unsplash

Fossas are active at night and use their advanced sense of sight, hearing, and smell to hunt

Image: Unsplash

A solitary ambush hunter, the fossa is the only predator on the Madagascar that can kill the largest lemur species

Image: Unsplash

Fossas are sometimes targeted by poachers for their fur, meat, or as exotic pets

Image: Unsplash

Check More Stories

Image: Unsplash

ndtv.com