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Facts about Fossa Predatory Techniques
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Scent marking plays a role in fossa predatory behavior, as individuals use olfactory cues to track prey and navigate their hunting territories.
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Fossas are capable of taking prey larger than themselves, including adult lemurs, demonstrating exceptional strength relative to their body size.
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Solitary hunters, fossas rely on stalking and ambush rather than pursuit, using stealth to close distance before striking at prey.
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A fossa kills prey with a precise bite to the back of the skull or neck, a technique typical of carnivorans that dispatches prey quickly.
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The fossa hunts both on the ground and in trees, using its semi-retractable claws and flexible ankles to pursue lemurs through forest canopy.