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So...what the heck ARE 'Foosas' anyways?

posted 15 years ago by nickm2
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The post says it all...what kind of animals are they?

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My guess is hyena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena

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[–] gmgo 15 years ago

Yeah, kinda like hyenas... except they are fossas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(animal)

Clearly they should be fossas but the animators did make them look very hyena like. Thus the confusion for most people.

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[–] starlion3 15 years ago

I wish they had toys for them.. Darn Dworks.. *mad*

[–] Triopstor 15 years ago

No the animators did not make them look hyena like. They made them look like Foosa's on wikipedia.

[–] PsycoMonkey42 15 years ago

There is an animal that is actually called a Foosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foosa

[–] nickm2 15 years ago

Psyco:

A CIVET? You mean a foosa is an overgrown Ferret?

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[–] C-Rex 15 years ago

Foosas (or Fossas) are actually a mammal closely related to the Mongoosr that has have evolved to become one of the main predators of Madagascar. The film made them look like Hyenas but they are actually totally different animals.

[–] susan8one 14 years ago

They actually look the way they were pictured in this movie if you go to SD Zoo website.

[–] Daenerys-Stormborn 9 years ago

It is the largest carnivore and top predator native to Madagascar and is known to feed on lemurs and most other creatures it can get its claws on, from wild pigs to mice. Unlike mongooses, and more like felines, the fossa has retractable claws and fearsome catlike teeth.

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[–] nickm2 9 years ago

The oddness of island living.

Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?

[–] Daenerys-Stormborn 9 years ago

Foosa hungry...Foosa eat! 🐺🐟

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