Zaza brings new hope for endangered fossas at Chester Zoo | Chester Zoo https://www.chesterzoo.org/news/zaza-brings-new-hope-for-endangered-fossas
A rare Malagasy fossa has arrived at Chester Zoo, marking an exciting new chapter in our mission to protect this endangered species. Zaza, a seven-year-old male, has travelled all the way from San Diego Zoo in the USA, and he’s now settling in with our resident female, Shala, as part of an important international breeding programme.
While they have retractable claws like cats, fossas are actually more closely related