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	 Fossa - Cryptoprocta ferox
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| Subject: | Fossa - Cryptoprocta ferox 
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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 |  |  | what hapend to her or his eyes? |  |  |  | your-name |  |  | nothing's wrong with it's eyes...that's just the way they are. |  |  |  | MELISSA |  |  | THIS IS A  PRETTY ANIMAL. I NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. |  |  |  | Nick |  |  | 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. |  |  |  | Guest |  |  | Scientific Name:	Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833 Common Names:
 English	–	Fossa
 French	–	Cryptoprocte Féroce, Foussa
 Spanish	–	Gato Fossa De Madagascar
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