Un team di ricercatori ha scoperto migliaia di vermi e molluschi a 9.533 metri di profondità nella Fossa delle Marianne, nell’Oceano Pacifico. È la più vasta e profonda comunità di esseri viventi mai ...
MSN: Scoperti esseri viventi a quasi 10.000 metri di profondità: una colonia abissale mai vista prima
Scoperti esseri viventi a quasi 10.000 metri di profondità: una colonia abissale mai vista prima
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; / ˈfɒsə / FOSS-ə or / ˈfuːsə / FOO-sə; [3] Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae.
Fossa pups make a purring sound when nursing or near their mother. Fossas are ready to start their first family when they are about four years old, and breeding season is between September and December.
Fossas are ambush hunters, meaning that they stalk or chase their prey, use their forelimbs and claws to catch it and then their sharp teeth to quickly kill it. Their bodies are covered in a close, dense fur that is usually a reddish or golden brown in color, often with a paler underside.
The unusual-looking fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) from Madagascar looks like a puma and has both canine and feline features. It is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island, and preys mainly on lemurs, pursuing them through the trees with remarkable speed and agility.
Deep within the ancient forests of Madagascar lurks a creature of mystery and myth, an animal often mistaken for a wild cat, yet possessing a lineage all its own. This is the Fossa, a truly unique predator that stands as the island’s largest native carnivore.