SINGAPORE:The Singapore Zoo’s latest exhibit features a pair of fossas (pronounced foo-sas), an animal that many may draw comparisons to a cat, dog or mongoose.
Fans of the Madagascar animated movie may recognise the island’s top predator as the main antagonists in the film, who were portrayed as ruthless and not very bright.
In real life, they are intelligent, graceful and well-deserving of the title of top predator, with lemurs being their favourite prey. A fossa has a cat-like head, short, dog-like muzzle and ears, as well as a slender body and muscular limbs. It is also the only animal where the adolescent female undergoes a developmental stage known as transient masculinisation which temporarily makes her masculine.
The zoo’s fossas are a nine-year-old male named Varus and a five-year-old female named Kabibi, said Wildlife Reserves Singapore in a statement on Friday.WRS said that Varus is bold and inquisitive, always quick to investigate new sights and sounds, while Kabibi is more shy, and
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