The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar, as it has convergently evolved many cat -like features. Adults have a head-body length of …

The only time they seem to vocalize is during breeding: the female mews to attract males; males howl and yowl when competing for a female. A fossa may roar to intimidate a fellow fossa or in defense. …

They howl and roar to compete and intimidate, while the female makes mewing sounds to attract her mate. The gestation period is around 60 days and the litter size is usually between two and four …

Scented signals Although they chirp, purr, and yelp, fossas mostly communicate through scent. Each fossa has scent glands on its chest and under the base of the tail. Rubbing the glands on rocks, …

Fossas have excellent hearing and a keen sense of smell, which they use to locate prey in dense vegetation. They are solitary hunters, but sometimes a mother Fossa will hunt with her nearly grown …

Fossas are mainly solitary animals except during breeding and raising offspring. Females give birth to 1-6 pups and care for them until they reach fifteen to twenty months of age. Fossas primarily …

Fossas are solitary and territorial animals, and Fossa can exhibit aggressive behavior, especially towards other Fossas of the same gender. However, Fossa are generally not aggressive towards …

Generally most active at night, the fossa is both terrestrial and arboreal. It usually hunts alone and commonly feeds on birds and lemurs but also preys on livestock.

In terms of communication, the Fossa is known to use various vocalizations, scent-marking, and physical gestures. Vocal communications include purring, a sort of howling, and other sounds, while …

Fossas communicate using sounds, scents, and visual signals. Vocalizations include purring, a threatening call, and a call of fear, consisting of "repeated loud, coarse inhalations and gasps of …