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Caught on camera: The fossa, Madagascar's elusive top predator

  • Written by Asia Murphy, PhD candidate, Pennsylvania State University
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) at the Houston Zoo.Josh Henderson, CC BY-SA

Mention wildlife on Madagascar and the first thing listeners probably picture is the island’s famed lemurs. As many people know, these unique primates are found nowhere else, and are the most endangered group of mammals in the world. But few people realize that...

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