Animal of the Week

This week's animal is the fossa. The fossa is brown and cat-like, but is related to the mongoose family (herpestidae). They live only on the Afican island of Madagascar. They are the largest carnivore on the island, and spend much of their time in the canopy. Their tails aid them in climbing, because they are long and slender, reaching a length almost as long as the fossa's body. They have very flexible ankles, so that they can grip trees in many positions. Fossas are active both in the day and at night. They can eat any small to medium sized animals, including many types of lemurs and even (if they can catch them) birds! The fossa really is an amazing animal!

Animal of the Week

Happy April Fool's day! The animal of the week is very odd. It is a nudibranch! This is no April Fool's joke. The nudibranch is a relative of the sea slug. Some species are toxic, and have venomous appendages. They come in every colour imaginable, and are quite breathtaking to look at. Adults can be from 0.2 to 6 cm long, and have both male and female organs. The nudibranch lives in salty sea water, in basically any depth of water. Not many animals eat nudibranch, because they are often poisonous. All in all, the nudibranch is a very odd, but interesting creature of the sea!