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What do fosas eat?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The fossa, or Cryptoprocta ferox, is a carnivorous mammal. It eats anything from small mammals to birds, as well as snakes and insects. This being known, the fossa's preferred prey are lemurs. Lemurs compromise about half of the fossa's diet. It catches its preferred prey by sneaking up on them while they are sleeping, projecting an image of complete stealth. When hunting larger lemurs, fossas have been observed to hunt in teams. Along with mammals, birds, snakes, and insects, the fossa has been known to occasionally eat small livestock, such as chickens.

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