Holding court
Adept at balancing on thin branches, a fossa is at home in the trees of Madagascar. A female on a high branch is ready to mate and attracts numerous males to the area. She will chase off all those suitors she does not approve of and allow only the chosen one to mate with her. Balancing on a high branch the mating is a noisy, precarious affair.
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