A small carnivorous mammal from Madagascar related to civets, resembling a slender weasel with a pointed face.
From Malagasy fosa, the native name for this animal in Madagascar. The -ane suffix adapts the Malagasy word into English scientific terminology.
The fossane is one of Madagascar's most mysterious predators—it's so secretive that scientists barely understand its hunting behavior, making it a cryptic forest ghost that leaves more questions than answers!
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