195，Fossa
from 自然英语
This animal looks like it would belong to the big cat family, butit’s actually closer to another family of animals that you wouldn’t expect. The Fossa is a mammal found on the island of madagascar and nowhere else. It lives in tropical rainforests. The climate there varies a lot,it can be very hot and dry, but also has a rainy season. This animal may notlook very threatening but it is actually one of the top predators ofmadagascar. The fossas diet consists of lemurs, smaller mammals, birds, andfrogs. Since this animal is a top predator, it doesn’t have any naturalpredators, the only thing threatening it is habitat loss. Sadly, due to theirpopulation decline, they are considered endangered and that population standsat 2,500 in the wild. They have a lifespan of 20 years and can start mating atthe age of 3 or 4. The confusing thing about this animal is which family it belongsto, it looks very much like a big cat but it turns out, it is much closerrelated to the mongoose family. The fossa is all light brown, has a long torso,and a very long tail. It’s long tail helps it balance while climbing trees andtrying to find food. for wild suzhou i’m palm tree and thank you for listening.
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