weekly animal spotlight 3: the Fossa

the Fossa is a strange animal from Madagascar.  it is a carnivore and eats lemurs, and rodents.  it looks as if it is a type of cat although it is actually closley related to mongooses, civets and Meerkats. Fossas are active both day and night and are very fast, adding to their incredible agility. they can climb trees very well and can jump very far. their scientific name is Cryptoprocta Ferox. sadly, not much more is known about the fossa.

weekly animal spotlight 2: reindeer

the reindeer is a interesting and famous animal that lives in Canada and Russia. Sadly reindeer probably do not fly, though they are kept in herds and raised. Up in the north where they live, reindeer cheese is very popular. their scientific name is Rangifer Terandus. They are related to all species of deer, and many predators target them. predetors include arctic wolfs, (Canis Lupus Arctos) and arctic foxes (Vulpes Lagopus). They have large antlers and light brown fur. They eat mosses, ferns, and grasses. Every year large herds of reindeer migrate 1,000,000 miles. Along the way, they can get parasites that make them weak, and targets for predators.