Fosa Collection

Fosa / Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) male snarling, dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar, IUCN vulnerable species

Fosa / Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) male resting in dry decidous forest. Kirindy, western Madagascar. Endangered

Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) pair, mating in forest canopy, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, central south western Madagascar

Adult Fossa (Crytoprocta ferox) female portrait. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar, November

Adult male Fosa (Crytoprocta ferox) prowling on deciduous forest floor. Kirindy Forest, western Madagscar

Fossa resting C014 / 0910
Fossa resting. The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar, and is closely related to the mongoose family

Cro-Magnons skull (2800-2500 BC). Catalan Sepulcres
" Cro-Magnons skull (2800-2500 BC). Catalan " Sepulcres de Fosa" culture. Neolithic art. SPAIN. Sabadell. Sabadell History Museum. Proc: SPAIN

Axes belonging to the Catalan Grave Culture (Cultura
" Axes belonging to the Catalan Grave Culture (Cultura de los Sepulcros de Fosa, 2800-2500 BC). Neolithic art. SPAIN. Sabadell. Sabadell History Museum. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA. Ripollet

1835 Fossa Crytoprocta by Edward Lear
Plate 14 from Volume 1 Trans Zool Soc London, 1835, " Notice of a Mammiferous Animal from Madagascar, constituting a New Form among the Viverridous Carnivora" with contemporary hand

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Discover the enigmatic Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox), a powerful predator of Madagascar's dry deciduous forests. Witness the male's fierce snarl (Fosa snarling), tranquil rest (Fosa resting), and mating dance high in the canopy (Fosa pair mating). Once revered in ancient cultures, the Fosa was depicted in artifacts like the Cro-Magnon skull and Catalan Grave Culture axes (Cro-Magnon skull, Catalan Sepulcres, 1835 Fossa Crytoprocta by Edward Lear). Today, this elusive creature continues to captivate our imagination and inspire wonder in Kirindy Forest and Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park.