FOSSA

Endangered speciesBy Codey Noel

WEIGHT AND SIZE

• Males up to 22 pounds• Females up to 15 pounds• Males up to 31 inches• Females up to 27 inches• Tail up to 32 inches

DIET(FOOD)

• Birds , Lemurs , Reptiles , Wilde pigs , Fish , other Mamalis some snakes ,and guinea fowl. The Fossa is a carnivore

YOUNG (OFFSPRING)

• Born toothless• Eyes are closed till 4 days old• Age of maturity 4 years old• Continue to grow till age of two

PREDATORS

• Humans

HOW MANY ARE LEFT?

• About 2,5oo

WHY IT IS ENDANGERED?

• People and the Fossa have to compete for food

• Diseases that threaten the Fossa. One of the diseases are rabies introduced by domestic dogs and wild cats

HOW ARE WE PROTECTING IT NOW?

• Providing forests• Protecting it from export and trade• The fossa's have help hunting and breeding

INTERESTING FACTS!

• The Fossa is one of the top predators in the Madagascar

• Fossa's release a sticky smell when it is irritated or frightened

WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

• The fossa lives in the wild.• On the island of Madagascar.• Coastal lowlands to mountainous areas up to

6,560 feet in elevation.

COLOR DESCRIPTION

• Tan/light brown

WORKS CITED

• Sandiego Zoo .Fossa .internet .www .Sandiego Zoo.org.10/10/12

• Sandiego Zoo. Fossa .internet .www .Sandiego Zoo.org.10/11/12

• Rosamond Gifford Zoo .Fossa .Internet .www.Rosamond Gifford Zoo.org .10/11/12

• Meish Goldish .Fossa a Fearsome Predator. NY:Bearport publishing.1998

• Bronx Zoo. Fossa. Internet. www.bronx zoo.com/animals-and-exhibits