Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossa is Madagascar’s ultimate misdirection. Here’s why this predator that looks familiar, acts unexpected and took decades ...

The Lincoln Children’s Zoo says they are investigating after a two-year-old child was bit by a fossa at the Zoo on Sunday. “The safety of our guests, staff and animals is our highest priority. If and ...

Every year more than 360,000 people visit the Naples Zoo. They stop by the various enclosures to snap some photos and gawk at the creatures inside. But seeing an animal sleeping in the shade or eating ...

Animal care staff are hand-raising a pair of Fossa pups that were born in Maryland.The pups were born in June at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve in Thurmont. Only five zoos in the U.S. have ...

THURMONT — In the wilds of Madagascar, fossa are known for their speed and incredible ability to leap from branch to branch to chase down lemurs — their dinner of choice. Unfortunately, there are ...

Its anatomy is a mosaic of traits that seem borrowed from disparate carnivore branches. Its face and teeth, along with sharp carnassials or large cutting teeth, resemble those of a cat, while its ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - They are the largest carnivores in Madagascar, and have short, retractable claws. In this Zoo Day, animal trainers Kim Hanley and Leslie Storer introduce us to Isa the Fossa.

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