Is It a Cat? Is It a Dog? Meet the Mysterious Fossa
Aug. 18, 2006

Scientist Luke Dollar was doing research on the African island of Madagascar when he discovered a lemur's bones and tufts of its fur (lemurs are related to monkeys). Dollar's guide was terrified—he thought the lemur had been eaten by the mysterious fossa.

The guide was right, but it turns out he had little to be afraid of.

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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/07/fossa.html

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