Photo Galleries »

Fosa cubs ready to greet visitors at Naples Zoo

Tristan Spinski/Staff One of two 8-month-old fosa cubs inspects the camera at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.

Photo by TRISTAN SPINSKI

Tristan Spinski/Staff One of two 8-month-old fosa cubs inspects the camera at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced "foose-uh", are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.

Buy this photo

Photo Rating:
Gallery Rating:

  • Tristan Spinski/Staff Scott Johnson, left, and Zach Marchetti, both show staff at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples, give members of the press a first glimpse at two, 8-month-old fosa cubs on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff One of two 8-month-old fosa cubs inspects the camera at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff Dr. Luke Dollar, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Program Director for National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative, and Associate Professor of Biology at Pfeiffer University, leans in as one of two 8-month-old fosa cubs inspects him at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. 'This is as close as I've been to a non-anesthetized fosa,' Dollar said. 'And as close as I'd ever dare.' Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff One of two 8-month-old fosa cubs scales a tree on the stage at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff Scott Johnson, a show staff member at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples, gives reporters a first glimpse at one of two 8-month-old fosa cubs on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff One of two 8-month-old fosa cubs inspects the camera at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.
  • Tristan Spinski/Staff Scott Johnson, left, and Zach Marchetti, both show staff at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens in Naples, give members of the press a first glimpse at two, 8-month-old fosa cubs on Tuesday afternoon. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. The two cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two fosa cubs photographed here in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.

Starting Wednesday, four 8-month-old fosa cubs will be ready for visitors at the Naples Zoo. Fosa, pronounced 'foose-uh', are rare, carnivorous predators native to Madagascar. Two of the cubs were part of a litter of four born at the zoo in June of 2011 and hand-raised by zoo staff after their mother abandoned two her four cubs. Members of the public will be able to view the two fosa cubs with their parents, and the two hand-raised fosa cubs in the educational shows presented by zoo staff.

Comments on this photo » 0

Be the first to post a comment!

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Comments can be shared on Facebook and Yahoo!. Add both options by connecting your profiles.

Features