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	Fossa (animal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fossa is extremely cat-like in appearance and behaviour; it is often likened to the clouded leopard, a similar-sized felid native to southeast Asia.
		Recent observations indicate the Fossa may not be as nocturnal as was once thought.
		Fossae were featured characters in the DreamWorks film Madagascar, in which they prey on the resident lemurs, who are terrified by the mere mention of them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fossa_(animal) (601 words)

	Marwell Zoo Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fossas walk on the soles of their feet, like bears, rather than on their toes, like cats.
		The fossa lives in the forests and woodland savannah of Madagascar, from coastal lowlands to mountainous areas of 2,000 meters.
		The fossa is a solitary animal, apart from during the mating season.
	www.marwell.org.uk /pages/zooinfo/animalDetail.asp?animalUID=35 (278 words)

	Fossa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench.
		Fossa, County Kerry, small village near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
		Fossa (animal) (Cryptoprocta ferox), a mammal native to the island of Madagascar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fossa (139 words)

	Fossa - Cryptoprocta ferox: More Information - ARKive
		The fossa is the largest carnivore in Madagascar and superficially resembles an elongate cat in appearance (2).
		One of the more unique peculiarities of the fossa is the fact that adolescent females go through a 'masculinisation' phase during their development; the clitoris becomes enlarged and covered in spines thus resembling the male penis, and there is an orange secretion on their underbelly which is usually only seen in mature males (2).
		Fossas are active during the day and night and, with the exception of the breeding season, they are generally solitary (6).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Cryptoprocta_ferox/more_info.html (646 words)

	Tracking the Fossa, Africa's Elusive Island Predator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But other fossa features hint at the animal's nonfeline nature: a snout like a dog's, "a long tail it uses like a trapeze artist's pole," and the ability to "fly" through the trees with agility of a squirrel (despite weighing more than a cocker spaniel), for example.
		Genetic testing has revealed that, regardless of appearances, the fossa is a close cousin of the mongoose, and a member of the viverrid family, which also includes meerkats, civets, and genets.
		The fossa was described in the 1800s by colonial-era explorers, "but despite sitting at the top of the food chain in one of the world's top-priority hot spots for biodiversity, there has been a total dearth of information about it," Dollar said.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/06/0602_040602_fossa.html (1569 words)

	Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
		Fossa are the largest meat-eater on the island of Madagascar.
		Fossa are meat-eaters and their diet includes small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
		Fossa are shy animals usually active in the evening or at night.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Fossa.asp (196 words)

	NEWS AND UPDATE ON THE FOSSA
		The fossa pup is one of three fossas to be born at the Zoo since 1994.
		These baby fossas are the largest carnivores to live in Madagascar and are one of the rarest creatures on earth with no more than a few hundred still surviving in the wild.
		Cat-like and the length of a basset hound, the fossa is the largest carnivore on the African island of Madagascar.
	ca.geocities.com /zaxtor2001/FossaNews.html (4246 words)

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		The animals are transported in specially outfitted vehicles called `zoomobiles.' These mobile mini-zoos contain artifacts and tapes of animal sounds in addition to the live animals, and make presentations to school groups, the elderly, and at other events concerning the zoo or conservation causes.
		A group of non-travelling animals of the same species, sex and age was also assembled as a control group and their behaviour and appetite were compared to those of their travelling counterparts.
		If animals become familiar, or habituated, to the presence and touch of humans, their stress levels remain low when the time comes to be handled or petted.
	www.zoonews.ws /IZN/328/IZN-328.htm (9915 words)

	Fossa
		Madagascar's largest carnivore, the fossa is an unusual member of the civet family.
		Fossas spend much of their time in trees, sleeping during the day and hunting agile lemurs by night.
		During their development, female fossas go through a strange period of 'masculinization' in which their clitoris develops like a penis and they secrete a bright orange substance like that seen in adult males.
	www.wildcam.com /guides/critter.jsp?animalid=138 (455 words)

	Fossa Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, is a meat-eating mammal that lives in rainforests and wooded savannas on the island of Madagascar (located off the southeastern coast of Africa).
		Fossas are fast runners and are also very good at climbing trees (and jumping from tree to tree).
		It is a ferocious hunter that eats small animals, like lemurs, rodents,, and reptiles (like snakes), insects, and some domesticated animals (like chickens and small pigs).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/fossa/Fossa.shtml (288 words)

	fossa - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Fossa, catlike, carnivorous mammal, native to the island of Madagascar.
		The fossa inhabits rain forests and dry wooded regions.
		- wild animal resembling cat: a slender reddish brown carnivorous animal that resembles a cat, has sharp retractile claws, and feeds on small animals, birds, and insects.
	encarta.msn.com /fossa.html (105 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Articles - Fossas and their taste for shoes
		That the fossa is difficult to classify is hardly surprising.
		As Madagascar's largest land animal, the fossa is likely to be suffering from the island's ever-increasing deforestation.
		I had, at last, enough data to show that the population density (about 0.25 per square kilometre) is unusually low for an animal of the fossa's size.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/animals/features/195index.shtml (521 words)

	Is It a Cat? Is It a Dog? Meet the Mysterious Fossa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The animal is found only in Madagascar (see map), an island off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
		Fossa are endangered because only 8 percent of Madagascar's forest remains today.
		One of those animals may have been a larger type of fossa.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /kids/2004/07/fossa.html (371 words)

	NOVA Online \| The Wilds of Madagascar \| The King of Carnivores
		The fossa has large paws and an extremely muscular, agile body that allows for endurance in the hunt for food.
		The male fossa may reach five feet from its nose to its tail (the tail comprises about half its length) and weigh up to 45 pounds.
		Have students use the soft clay to create a model of the animal's mouth (teeth or beak) and use it in their verbal presentations to show how the mouth structure and shape are especially adapted for its attacking its prey.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/madagascar/classroom/l2_intro.html (776 words)

	Regulations
		The veterinary official of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, who is assigned by the Administrator to supervise and perform the official animal health work of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the State concerned.
		For stallions, the specimens must be collected from the prepuce, urethral sinus, and fossa glandis, including the diverticulum of the fossa glandis; for mares, the specimens must be collected from the mucosal surfaces of the clitoral fossa and the clitoral sinuses.
		After such action is taken, the animal health authorities of the approved State will be informed of the reasons for the action and afforded an opportunity to present their views thereon before such suspension is finalized; however, such suspension of approval shall continue in effect unless otherwise ordered by the Administrator.
	www.tupperfarms.com /regulations.htm (7889 words)

	Fossa on Almondnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The fossa is the largest carnivore in Madagascar and superficially resembles an elongate cat in appearance...
		Vicki Croke reports on the fossa and its role in the ecosytem it decreasingly inhabits...
		An extremely interesting site, Fossa, in Abruzzo, was used by the ancient Vestini tribe as a cemetery during the early...
	www.danoota.co.uk /mem/fossa.html (416 words)

	Genus Fossa or Malagasy civet
		Located centrally in the posterior fossa is the foramen magnum.
		Fossa Skull - The fossa is the largest carnivore found on the island of Madagascar.
		Fossa is a term in anatomy referring to a pit, groove or depression in a bone.
	thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Viverridae/Fossa (144 words)

	Fossa: Madagascar's Grizzly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fossa are found only on the African island of Madagascar.
		"The Fossa is for Madagascar the ecological equivalent of the Grizzly Bear.
		Once its quarry is in sight, the Fossa makes short work of their prey.
	www.pulseplanet.com /archive/Nov02/2791.html (341 words)

	Duke Magazine-FOSSA FINDER,ÒRainy Days and Lemurs,Ó Duke Magazine, November-December 1994-Update-July/Aug 2003
		The fossa is the size of a bobcat with a dog-like snout and feline litheness.
		Its fierce reputation and penchant for poultry are such that farmers kill the animal on sight.
		After shooting a fossa with a tranquilizer, he takes it in its harmless state back to the village for tests and observation.
	www.dukemagazine.duke.edu /dukemag/issues/070803/depupd.html (397 words)

	NOVA Online \| The Wilds of Madagascar \| Track the Fossa
		You have been recruited to join a scientific team in the thick jungles of Madagascar, which are filled with creatures found nowhere else on Earth.
		You and your team members have accomplished the first part of your mission: Using your dart gun, you've shot and sedated a fossa.
		After measuring its weight and other body particulars, you outfit it with a radio collar transmitter.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/madagascar/expedition/fossa.html (108 words)

	Welkom bij Pfizer Animal Health
		Using hormones for improving reproductive performance is not a solution, it is not animal friendly and is in conflict with current consumer demand.
		Standing at the left hind side of the cow the para lumbar fossa between the last rib, the transversal processes and the hipbone is observed.
		Score 2: the para lumbar fossa cavitates a hand’s width behind the last rib and to a lesser extent inside under the transversal processes.
	www.pfizerah.nl /html/rund/frames/dairy_cow_monitoring.htm (3924 words)

	KDA Division of Animal Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In order to qualify: Each mare must have a negative CEM complement-fixation test and be cultured negative from the mucosal surfaces of the clitoral fossa and clitoral sinuses on the first, fourth and seventh days of a 7-day period.
		In addition Test Mares for stallions imported from CEM affected countries (stallions quarantined upon their arrival in Kentucky) must be permanently identified with the letter "T" using a hot iron, freeze brand or lip tattoo.
		Each mare to which the stallion has been test bred shall be cultured for CEM from sets of specimens that are collected from each of the muscosal surfaces of the clitoral fossa and clitoral sinuses.
	www.kyagr.com /state_vet/ah/programs/equineprogs/metritis6.htm (348 words)

	The Deadliest Carnivore Discover - Find Articles
		"Be good," they tell their children, "or the fossa will get you." (Even worse, you could be reincarnated as one.) Scientists call it Cryptoprocta ferox with taxonomic exactitude, but they know little about it; many have spent years in Madagascar without even glimpsing the animal.
		The fossa was first seen by Westerners in 1833, but they noticed little about it other than its taste for blood.
		But biologists have yet to sort out some basic issues of fossa gender (see "Wild Thing," right), and the animal's behavior in the wild is even more of a mystery.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1511/is_4_21/ai_60270450 (866 words)

	The Deadliest Carnivore - - science news articles online technology magazine articles The Deadliest Carnivore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Today, there are 55 fossa in captivity worldwide, and a zoo in Duisburg, Germany, has bred 13 of the animals.
		Although genital mimicry is rare in the animal world, female spotted hyenas have sham scrotums and pseudo penises so convincing that even experts have a hard time distinguishing males from females.
		In fossa, pseudopenises may only appear in infants, an ephemeral reminder of their relation to hyenas: The two species shared a common ancestor some 20 million years ago.
	www.discover.com /issues/apr-00/features/featdeadliest (1405 words)

	The Deadliest Carnivore
		The animal is the linchpin of Madagascar's forest ecosystem, he believes, filling the same role that lions, cheetahs, and leopards combined do in Africa.
		Unfortunately, we still don't know how many fossa there are, exactly how they hunt and breed in the wild (though a fossa pair was filmed mating in a tree this past year), or how habitat losses are affecting their numbers.
		Most biologists, noting the shape of the fossa's skull and its low-slung body, now classify it as a member of the mongoose family But for years it was classified as a feline because of its catlike molars and overall shape.
	www.madagascar-travel.net /feature04.html (3539 words)

	MavicaNET - Fossa (Cryptoprocta)
		Catálogo / Natureza / Reino vegetal e animal / Animais (Animalia) / Mammals (Mammalia) / Carnivores (Carnivora) / Viverrids (Viverridae) / Fossa (Cryptoprocta)
		This is a creature (fossa fossana) that has evolved into the niche normally occupied by fox and cat like creatures elsewhere in the world.
		The fossa inhabits all forested areas on the island of Madagascar.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/por/28139.html (165 words)

	World of Animals - The animal-lexicon over Sneak cats
		co the Binturong introduces us an animal, whom one would not like to put without further into the relationship of the Sneak cats so, itself.
		the Latin generic term "Fossa" often led to mix-ups with the Frettkatze (Fossa), although the Fanaloka with the actual Fossa doesn't draw near relativ...
		co the Fossa as one single representative of the subfamily of the Frettkatzen introduces itself a very particular relative of the Sneak cats, to which...
	www.world-of-animals.de /animal-lexicon/Sneak_cats.html (317 words)

	Pet-Abuse.Com - Animal Abuse Case Details: Dog kicked - Fitchburg, MA (US) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The dog, which is tan and white, did not suffer serious injuries as a result of the alleged attack, according to Animal Control Officer Suzan L. Kowaleski.
		He told police he will have his neighbor watch the dog when he is away from now on, Fossa said.
		Jones was released on $500 cash bail for that case, according to court documents.
	www.pet-abuse.com /cases/5530 (388 words)

	Fossa
		The Name "Fossa": "Fossa" is an unknown word, but probably word from a native language of the island of Madagascar, off the African eastern coast.
		It feeds mostly on animals, and because it often attacks and kills domestic animals it is hunted by local people, who also eat it.
		The fossa reaches sexual maturity at about five years of age.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/295.htm (256 words)

	Fossa - hunting lemurs in Madagascar
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		The Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) lives on the island of Madagascar, being the largest mammalian carnivore on the island.
		The Fossa is very agile and is very adept at hunting lemurs.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=170 (393 words)

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