Fossa - hunting lemurs in Madagascar
The Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) lives on the island of Madagascar, being the largest mammalian carnivore on the island. Although they resemble a crossing between a cat and a dog, it is actually related to the mongoose. The Fossa is very agile and is very adept at hunting lemurs. In the movie Madagascar the lemurs shivered at the mere mention of the Fossae. Together with the Boa constrictor, they are the only predators of lemurs. Apart from the Nile Crocodile, they have no natural predators themselves. Yet the settlement of man and the destruction of their habitat earned the Fossa the status of 'endangered'. Picture: Photographed by User:Dawson, licensed under ShareAlike License v. 2.5
three comments:
“earned the Fossa the status of ‘endangered’. “ ... such a shame that every time you read about, watch a documentary about or look at a picture of an interesting animal there’s always an accompanying “we have almost killed it off” statement. Madagascar really does have some amazing and unique wildlife.
leigh (Email) (URL) - 05 11 06 - 06:12
STOP hunting lemur down it cruel
matthew pilkington - 25 06 09 - 12:05
i believe the fossa to be a truly amazing creature but the fact that they are killing off the lemurs is frustrating :/ the fact that both species are endangered is rather sad.. but somehow i think the lemurs have the short end of the stick here.
jim - 21 01 10 - 07:31