Fossa: Madagascar’s top predator, the fossa looks like a mix of a cat and a mongoose and can climb trees easily. Photo Credit: Flickr ...

Fossa is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that can be found in Madagascar. The modern mongoose and the fossa evolved from the same ancestor, which arrived on Madagascar about 21 million years ago.

Like much of Madagascar’s wildlife, fossa are found nowhere else in the world. But scientists know little else about them, including how many fossa there are.

The mongoose lemur was born on May 6 and is now on exhibit with its mother, Julieta. Julieta, 5, and the father, Jaunito, 12, were both born at the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka City ...

It feeds on seagrass and is critically endangered. Fossa are cat-like predator, more closely related to the mongoose. It is Madagascar's largest carnivore and primarily hunts lemurs.

Baby mongoose lemur, born on May 6 at Zoo Miami, hangs on to its mother. (Courtesy: Zoo Miami/Ron Magill) Like all other lemurs, Mongoose lemurs are found on the island of Madagascar.

The mongoose lemur is native to the forests of northwestern Madagascar. The Saint Louis Zoo is home to the international headquarters of the Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, a consortium of zoos ...

JULIE LARSEN MAHERRing-tailed lemurs at The Bronx Zoo's Wildlife Conservation Society's Lion House and Madagascar exhibit.Madagascar! Where: The Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., New York When: 10 a ...

The AEECL is a non-government organization dedicated to researching and conserving all the unique species of Madagascar. Without even knowing it, Zoo Ostrava’s new lemur, who recently made her public ...

A rendering of Habitat Madagascar, the Lehigh Valley Zoo's new home for its two mongoose lemurs. Construction will begin this summer with a goal of completing the indoor portion by the winter.