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The document provides information about the fossa, Madagascar's largest carnivorous mammal, including its habitats, diets, physical characteristics, behaviors, lifespan, and conservation status. It highlights the threats to the fossa, such as habitat loss and human predation, and emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts by the Madagascar Biodiversity Fund. Additionally, it notes interesting facts about the fossa, including its ranking as a top predator and its unique physical traits.

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The document provides information about the fossa, Madagascar's largest carnivorous mammal, including its habitats, diets, physical characteristics, behaviors, lifespan, and conservation status. It highlights the threats to the fossa, such as habitat loss and human predation, and emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts by the Madagascar Biodiversity Fund. Additionally, it notes interesting facts about the fossa, including its ranking as a top predator and its unique physical traits.

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HABITATS

TROPICAL
FOREST

MADAGASCAR
A CAVE

A HOLLOW
TREE
DIETS
REPTILES
FISH
RODENTS
BIRDS FAVORITE
ANIMAL:
LEMURS
PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
LONGTAILS

SHARP CLAWS
LENGTH :
72 INCHES
LONG-BODIED CAT
SIMILAR TO A DOG
BEHAVIORS
FRIGHTENED:
STINKY SCENT
ACTIVE BOTH
DAY AND NIGHT
REMAIN SOLITARY,
EXCEPT DURING THE
BREEDING SEASON.
LIFESPAN
AND
AND

REPRODUCTIONS
PUP STAYS
IN THE DEN
FOR FOUR TO FIVE
YEARS
AT THE TIME OF
GIVING BIRTH:
TWO TO SIX PUPS
LIFESPAN:
-APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN
YEARS IN THE WILD
-ABOUT TWENTY YEARS
IN CAPTIVITY
THREAT
AND
AND

CONSERVATION
THREAT:
LOSS OF HABITAT
AND HUMAN
PREDATION
STATUS:
VULNERABLE
SAVING
MADAGASCAR’S
LARGEST
CARNIVOROUS
MAMMAL
THE MADAGASCAR BIODIVERSITY
FUND WORKS TO PROTECT THE
FOSSA'S HABITAT

VITAL FOR PRESERVING


RAINFORESTS
HELP BY RAISING AWARENESS
AND BUYING SUSTAINABLY
SOURCED PRODUCTS
(LIKE SHADE-GROWN COFFEE AND
LOCAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES)
INTERESTING
FACTS
THE TAIL IS
ALMOST EQUAL IN
LENGTH TO THE
BODY
IT IS RANKED AS ONE
OF THE TOP
PREDATORS IN
MADAGASCAR.
IT BELONGS TO
THE EUPLERIDAE
FAMILY

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