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The name of our fossil is Anakona.
It’s a male.
He came to us from Duisburg Zoo (Germany).
We received it based on the recommendation of the European coordinator.
Our breeding facility met the demanding conditions for the allocation of this exceptional species.
We keep the Madagascar fox as the only ZOO in Slovakia.
He is alone in his enclosure (they are solitary animals – females are strictly solitary).
– the fossa is from the phalanx family, which means it is related to weasels and ferrets rather than cats,
– has retractable claws,
– in captivity can live more than 20 years,
– is endemic to Madagascar, which means that it lives in the wild only in Madagascar (it does not live in any other territory),
– in the wild (Madagascar), it feeds mainly on lemurs, but also on small mammals, birds, amphibians, insects…,
– populations are on a downward trend due to human hunting and loss of natural habitat.
not adopted yet
The fossa is the largest native carnivorous mammal on the island of Madagascar. It is a slender creature that at first glance may appear like a feline, but it is more closely related to mongooses. At one time, this species was compared to a small cougar, as it has several typical cat-like features. Fosa has a long tail, short legs and retractable claws that allow it to walk very quietly when hunting prey. Their claws as well as flexible ankles allow them to run in trees and hunt animals in the treetops.
Sexual dimorphism is mainly in size, as males are larger than females. The color of the cover coat of both sexes is sepia-brown to red-brown, the lower part of the body is cream. Both young and males have an orange tinge.
Fosa lives – with the exception of the mating season – solitary. In males – siblings – joining in smaller groups was also observed, but females are strictly solitary. Fosses communicate with each other using smells. They leave scent marks on stones, tree trunks, or tufts of grass.
The female takes care of the cubs. Young individuals leave their mother roughly after a year of life.
Foxes prefer to live in treetops, where they hunt, sleep and even mate. Lemurs make up 50% of their food. Fos hunt during the day and at night. In areas with a higher population density, their mode of activity changes to a predominantly nocturnal one. They are very agile and clever animals. They can climb down from a tree, similar to squirrels, polar bears or clouded leopards.
The Madagascar fossa is an endemic animal of the island of Madagascar. This means that it occurs naturally only on this island and cannot be found in the wild anywhere else on earth.
The fosa is Madagascar’s largest beast. The only threat to it is man and human activity. Currently, their numbers in the wild have a decreasing tendency. The main factors in the decline of this species in the wild include intensive logging and fragmentation of their natural habitat, their illegal hunting as retaliation by farmers for the loss of poultry, the use of their body parts for medicinal purposes, clashes with domestic dogs or hunting them for food in poor parts of the country.
In the animated film Madagascar, the moat was introduced as a terror to the lemurs. Lemurs make up to 50% of this predator’s diet. Fos can climb very well and are very agile – catching a lemur requires really great skill.
The name of our fossil is Anakona.
It’s a male.
He came to us from Duisburg Zoo (Germany).
We received it based on the recommendation of the European coordinator.
Our breeding facility met the demanding conditions for the allocation of this exceptional species.
We keep the Madagascar fox as the only ZOO in Slovakia.
He is alone in his enclosure (they are solitary animals – females are strictly solitary).
– the fossa is from the phalanx family, which means it is related to weasels and ferrets rather than cats,
– has retractable claws,
– in captivity can live more than 20 years,
– is endemic to Madagascar, which means that it lives in the wild only in Madagascar (it does not live in any other territory),
– in the wild (Madagascar), it feeds mainly on lemurs, but also on small mammals, birds, amphibians, insects…,
– populations are on a downward trend due to human hunting and loss of natural habitat.
not adopted yet
The fossa is the largest native carnivorous mammal on the island of Madagascar. It is a slender creature that at first glance may appear like a feline, but it is more closely related to mongooses. At one time, this species was compared to a small cougar, as it has several typical cat-like features. Fosa has a long tail, short legs and retractable claws that allow it to walk very quietly when hunting prey. Their claws as well as flexible ankles allow them to run in trees and hunt animals in the treetops.
Sexual dimorphism is mainly in size, as males are larger than females. The color of the cover coat of both sexes is sepia-brown to red-brown, the lower part of the body is cream. Both young and males have an orange tinge.
Fosa lives – with the exception of the mating season – solitary. In males – siblings – joining in smaller groups was also observed, but females are strictly solitary. Fosses communicate with each other using smells. They leave scent marks on stones, tree trunks, or tufts of grass.
The female takes care of the cubs. Young individuals leave their mother roughly after a year of life.
Foxes prefer to live in treetops, where they hunt, sleep and even mate. Lemurs make up 50% of their food. Fos hunt during the day and at night. In areas with a higher population density, their mode of activity changes to a predominantly nocturnal one. They are very agile and clever animals. They can climb down from a tree, similar to squirrels, polar bears or clouded leopards.
The Madagascar fossa is an endemic animal of the island of Madagascar. This means that it occurs naturally only on this island and cannot be found in the wild anywhere else on earth.
The fosa is Madagascar’s largest beast. The only threat to it is man and human activity. Currently, their numbers in the wild have a decreasing tendency. The main factors in the decline of this species in the wild include intensive logging and fragmentation of their natural habitat, their illegal hunting as retaliation by farmers for the loss of poultry, the use of their body parts for medicinal purposes, clashes with domestic dogs or hunting them for food in poor parts of the country.
In the animated film Madagascar, the moat was introduced as a terror to the lemurs. Lemurs make up to 50% of this predator’s diet. Fos can climb very well and are very agile – catching a lemur requires really great skill.
