SINGAPORE:The Singapore Zoo’s latest exhibit features a pair of fossas (pronounced foo-sas), an animal that many may draw comparisons to a cat, dog or mongoose. In real life, they are intelligent, graceful and well-deserving of the title of top predator, with lemurs being their favourite prey. A fossa has a cat-like head, short, dog-like muzzle and ears, as well as a slender body and muscular limbs. The zoo’s fossas are a nine-year-old male named Varus and a five-year-old female named Kabibi, said Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) in a statement on Friday. The new fossa exhibit has been open to visitors since an April 1 soft launch.

Source: The Star April 28, 2019 02:15 UTC