Mysterious Predator of Madagascar – The Fosa At first glance, you may wonder what it is — a cat? A monkey? Actually, it’s the Fosa — an oversized mongoose found only in Madagascar. Though it looks like a wild cat, it’s actually a distant relative of the mongoose. With elastic-like limbs and retractable claws like a cat, the fosa can effortlessly climb trees and leap between branches with gymnastic ease. It mainly preys on lemurs, especially the Indri species. Interestingly, it marks its territor