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Fossa -

The fossa has a slender body and muscular limbs and a tail nearly as long as the rest of the body, large rounded ears, medium brown eyes that reflect the light and have an orange hue.The fossa can smell, hear, and see well.

(Except this fossa happens to be blind, keepers said mother may have over cleaned his eyes)

The fossa was depicted as an antagonist in the DreamWorks 2005 animated film Madagascar, accurately shown as the lemurs' most feared predator.

Fossas are occasionally held in captivity in zoos. They first bred in captivity in 1974 in the zoo of Montpellier, France. Maybe you've never seen one before... this was my first time. He resides @San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA.
One of very few in the United States. And I think there is one @San Diego Zoo , San Diego, CA . We have amazing zoos!

The fossa is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family. Wikipedia- The Eupleridae have the unhappy distinction of being the only carnivore family where all representatives are listed as threatened by the IUCN, with four listed as Vulnerable and four listed as Endangered.

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Taken on: January 21, 2016

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