Fossa
Fossas are the largest carnivores in
Madagascar. Secretive and cat-like, these predators are well equipped
for chasing down lemurs in the forest. They are famed for having some
strange development, courtship and breeding traits. As they grow, female
fossas go through a period of 'masculinisation' during which their
genitals resemble those of a male. Breeding takes place in the autumn
when a female attracts a large number of males. A week later, she leaves
and another female takes her place to mate with the assembled males.
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