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Fossa - Cryptoprocta ferox
| Subject: | Fossa - Cryptoprocta ferox
| | Poster: | Martin Kramer (mkramer@wxs.nl)
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Upload Date: 2005:02:11 21:04:42
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Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Photographed in private zoo, Madagascar, 1994.
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) 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 (Herpestidae). The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar.
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| | natile |
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| what hapend to her or his eyes? |
| | your-name |
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| nothing's wrong with it's eyes...that's just the way they are. |
| | MELISSA |
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| THIS IS A PRETTY ANIMAL. I NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. |
| | Nick |
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| My name is Dominick, I am 30 years old and I love animals sometimes I wish I was a fossa. Fossa's are my friends. They are really cool. I think about them all the time and even dream about them too. If you want to be my friend you must be a fossa. |
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Scientific Name: Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833
Common Names:
English – Fossa
French – Cryptoprocte Féroce, Foussa
Spanish – Gato Fossa De Madagascar |
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