Description
When my friend, Erin, approached me about writing a suite of pieces about wild felines, the first one leapt to my mind was the fossa of Madagascar. There was only one problem: the fossa isn’t a feline. It is, however, related to felines through the suborder of Feliformia.
Feliformia is the suborder of Mammalia that contains cat-like predators, including not just cats such as the lion and the jaguar, but also the fossa, civet, hyena, mongoose, and binturong. This diversity is what I’m hoping to celebrate in this work.
The work opens with Fossa, the aggressive apex predator of Madagascar, ferocious in its territory; Next is Pygmy Mongoose, the smallest Mammalian predator, living a dangerous life as both predator and prey; Finally, the solitary Jaguar, blending into its rainforest habitat, waiting to strike.
A portion of the proceeds from Feliformia will go to the Sa Antonio Zoo, in San Antonio, Texas. This facility participates in the Species Survival Program (SSP) for the South American Jaguar for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the primary accreditation organization for North American animal
collections.
