Fossas are opportunistic carnivores and their diet includes lemurs, small mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects. They are also known to feed on carrion and fruit. Fossas are agile climbers and hunters, and they use their sharp teeth and retractable claws to capture prey in trees and on the ground.
The fossa's diet includes a variety of animals such as lemurs, small primates, rodents, tenrecs, birds, reptiles, insects, and occasionally carrion. They are also known to eat fruits and berries when meat is scarce.
THE FOSSA IS A CARNIVOROUS MAMMAL WITHA DIET PRIMARILY CONSISTING OF MEAT. AS THE LARGEST CARNIVORE ON THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR, THE FOSSA HAS A DIVERSE DIET THAT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PREY.
