The Naples Zoo is opening a new exhibit on the 4th of July for fosas, the largest mammalian predator in Madagascar. In the wild, half of its diet is lemurs. Guests will be able to see two of these endangered species through glass viewing windows.
Eric Peltz and his two-year-old daughter Elizabeth watch as a fosa (pronounced foosa) walks across a beam inside it's enclosure at the Naples Zoo on Thursday, July 3, 2008. The fosa, originally from Madagascar, is a new addition to the zoo, which will open the exhibit on July 4th. The animal was originally thought to be in the same family as cats, but now is classified in its own family. Ed Matthews / Staff
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Eric Peltz and his daughter Elizabeth, 2, watch as a fosa (pronounced foosa) rests inside it's enclosure at the Naples Zoo on Thursday, July 3, 2008. The exhibit, which is scheduled to officially begin on July 4th, was open part of the day Thursday as a practice run for the animals, which had been kept in quarantine since arriving at the zoo. Ed Matthews / Staff
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A fosa (pronounced foosa), a carnivorous animal form Madagascar, rests in it's cage at the Naples Zoo on Thursday, July 3, 2008. There are currently an estimated 2,500 fosa living in the wild, which classifies it as an endangered species. The main threat to the animal is the loss of habitat through deforestation. Ed Matthews / Staff
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Families peer through the glass and the Naples Zoo's newest exhibit, a fosa (pronounced foosa) from Madagascar on Thursday, July 3, 2008, The exhibit is scheduled to officially open on July 4th and will feature two of the 50 fosa currently held in captivity in the US. Ed Matthews / Staff
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A fosa (pronounced foosa), a carnivorous animal form Madagascar, sits in it's cage at the Naples Zoo on Thursday, July 3, 2008. This, along with one other fosa in captivity in the Naples Zoo, are two of 50 in the United states. Ed Matthews / Staff
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