DreamWorks Fossas

The Fossas are the main antagonists in the 2005 DreamWorks film, Madagascar. They appear as medium-sized weasel-like felines and rarely speak, instead usually growling and yelping. Fossas in real life are actually related to mongooses rather than cats. These animals usually appear in the movie, Penguins of Madagascar (Nickelodeon), and King Julien. They are described by Kowalski as "Wild beasts that bite with flesh-shredding, bone-crushing jaws of doom... and that's just if they like you!" Throughout Madagascar, they are shown to terrorize the lemurs and attempt to eat them. According to Julien, "They're always annoying us by trespassing, interrupting our parties, and ripping our limbs off." When they do speak, they put "Fossa" in front of every word: ex. "Fossa hungry, fossa eat." They are terrified of Alex due to him being a lion and being much more physically powerful and intimidating. In the end, thanks to a setup performed by his friends and the penguins, Alex made sure that the fossas never bothered the lemurs ever again. In the Madagascar Penguins episode "The Terror of Madagascar," a baby fossa appears. This little guy is innocent, but Julien thinks he is trying to eat him. The fossa is revealed to think Julien as his father and save him from Savio the boa constrictor. The fossa also appear as antagonists in King Julien the Netflix original series. King Julien's uncle had previously kept the kingdom quiet in order to keep the fossa away. In real-life, fossas hunt alone, not in packs.