Singapore Zoo features Madagascar’s top predator

Composite creature: The fossa has a cat-like head, short, dog-like muzzle and ears, coupled with a slender body and muscular limbs. —The Straits Times/Asia News Network

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.

Fans of the Madagascar animated movie may recognise the island’s top predator as the main antagonists in the film, who were portrayed as ruthless and not very bright.