Fascinating Facts About Fossas

Interesting Facts About Living Beings. Part 17: Fossa A fossa looks like a mix of a cat and

a dog, but its belongs to the mongoose family. It is about the

size of a medium dog. Its long tail helps it balance in trees. Fossas are the top

hunters in Madagascar. They eat birds and small animals. They can climb up and down trees easily.

Their ankles twist, so they can even climb down head-first. They live alone and are active mostly

at night. Mothers care for the babies in hidden nests. Fossas keep balance

in nature by hunting other animals. But today, they are in danger because forests

are being cut down. The fossa is smart, fast, and rare. Intresting right?