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Denver Zoo unveils fossa
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| 19, 2010
Posted on 04/19/2010 1:50:35 PM PDT by JoeProBono
DENVER - Officials at the Denver Zoo said a 4-year-old fossa, a carnivore resembling a small mountain lion, is now on display at the facility's feline house.
Zookeepers said Dorian the fossa, a species new to the zoo, previously lived at the San Diego Zoo and is now a resident of the Denver Zoo's Feline I Building, KDVR-TV, Denver, reported Monday.
Officials said fossas, native to Madagascar, resemble mountain lions but feature primate-like agility and are most closely related to the mongoose.
They said they are considering bringing in a female fossa to mate with Dorian.
Experts said the status of fossas in the wild is unknown due to the rarity of sightings. They are believed to be vulnerable with less than 25,000 living in the wild.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: fossa; jpb
To: JoeProBono
Ugly looking things. Look like giant rats.
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posted on
04/19/2010 1:53:19 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: JoeProBono
Looks like a nasty little creature. Don’t they chase after the Lemur’s too?
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posted on
04/19/2010 1:54:12 PM PDT
by
dis.kevin
(Dry white toast)
To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
Looks like an otter.
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:00:27 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(We've gone from phony soldiers to phony conservative protesters. Nothing about liberalism is genuine)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:01:39 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:07:37 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Believe it or not, I actually referenced the Fossa on
this here post on April 5 :-)
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:11:22 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:17:24 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
To: Joe 6-pack
COOL!
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:22:20 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Hey, that's a spork weasel!
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:25:39 PM PDT
by
DejaJude
To: Vendome
Mu-fossa?Would that be a fossa cross-bred with a cow???
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:26:34 PM PDT
by
Andonius_99
(There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
To: DejaJude
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:28:16 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Andonius_99
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:32:38 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
To: JoeProBono
LOL. My grandkids were looking over my shoulder, and they both said, “That's a spork weasel”.
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:41:48 PM PDT
by
DejaJude
To: Responsibility2nd
Ugly looking things. Look like giant rats.
I was thinking weasel, but yeah, they are ugly.
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:42:32 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Can't starve us out, and you can't make us run. . . -Hank Jr.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/19/2010 2:45:38 PM PDT
by
Manic_Episode
(Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...)
To: JoeProBono
Here's a fetching fossa...
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posted on
04/19/2010 3:15:47 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Double your income... Fire the government)
To: Lady Jag
N-i-c-e.....
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posted on
04/19/2010 3:22:29 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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