Such weird creatures inhabit this world…
They are not actually cats, or so I’ve been told.
Welcome to the 21st episode of Animal Battle – YouTube’s favorite show!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to announce our two competitors:
The Fossa Versus
The African Civet And don’t forget that at the end of the
video you are going to vote the winner of this battle and I will announce the winner
of the last battle between the ostrich and the cassowary, so stay tuned for that!
Let’s do it!
I am Mario and this is Animal Battle.
You might be wondering: how exactly are we going to find out which animal is better.
So say no more because we will compare our two competitors based on six different characteristics,
which are Agility, Attack, Defense, Intelligence, Bonus Skill and Survival.
But before we go to their stats we need to answer the question: what are they?
The fossa looks like a cat combined with a monkey and is found in Madagascar together
with other strange creatures like lemurs.
African Civets are found in, quite frankly, Africa and look like a combination between
a cat and a raccoon.
But fossas and African civets are not closely related to cats, monkeys or raccoons and their
closest relatives are mongooses.
And along with their weird looks, they have developed unique abilities.
So let’s go to their agility.
Fossas are pretty fast on the ground reaching speeds of up to 56 km/h. African civets look
like they have short legs, but they are actually able to run at a speed of up to 64 km/h. Civets
are also excellent swimmers but due to their small paws, they are not very good diggers
or climbers.
Fossas, on the other hand, are adroit climbers and spend a lot of time in trees.
For that, they have semi-retractable claws and a really long tail for balance.
Another unique adaptation is the ability to rotate their ankles 180 degrees backward,
which allows the fossa to climb up and down a tree head-first or to leap to another tree.
Now let’s see their agility stats.
As you can see they have remarkably good Agility stats, especially for their size.
Before going to their attack and defense stats let’s have a look at their bonus skills.
A distinct characteristic of the African civet is its black and white stripes.
They are an effective cryptic pattern which means that their coat is very good for camouflage.
Also, each individual has a unique coat pattern like the fingerprints in humans.
African civets have a great sense of smell and a good night sight because they are nocturnal.
Fossas also have an excellent sense of smell, hearing, and eyesight.
It is strange that fossas are not nocturnal or diurnal, but are actually active both during
the day and night and take a short sleep sometimes.
Also, both the Fossa and the African Civet have powerful scent glands.
Civets use them to mark their territories and it seems that they really love doing that.
They would rub on things that give a strong smell like fruits and sometimes even pangolins.
Poor Johnny…
The waxy substance secreted by African civets is called civet and is used by humans as a
perfume base.
So their bonus skill stats are…
Pretty good.
Time has come to talk about their attack and defense stats.
They are relatively small animals.
Fossas reach up to 80 cm in length and have a tail which is almost as long as the body
at up to 70 cm.
They can weigh up to 8.6 kg and unusually large individuals of 20 kg have been reported
but there is some doubt as to the reliability of the measurements.
African civets are slightly larger reaching up to 84 cm in length plus a 47 cm long tail
and weigh up to 20 kg.
Both of them have semi-retractable claws.
Fossas are actually the largest predators in Madagascar even if they are small compared
to predators from other places.
As I have said, Madagascar is a weird place.
But, despite their small size they are really good opportunistic predators and hunt mostly
lemurs, even the largest species of lemurs.
But they can also hunt rodents, lizards, and birds.
That is why they are very important for keeping the balance in the ecosystem from the jungles
of Madagascar.
African civets detect their prey using their smell and it can be anything from small vertebrates,
invertebrates, eggs and carrion to fruits and even venomous invertebrates and snakes.
Now we can see that it is really related to mongooses.
Also, they have a strong mandible for a powerful bite and are very territorial.
But the African civet still has predators like lions, leopards, and crocodiles.
Still, they can try to scare the predators with their dorsal crest, raising it to look
larger or can avoid them using the abandoned burrows dug by other animals.
Fossas on the other side don’t have any predators in Madagascar so they don’t need
to worry about that.
Now we shall see their stats.
They have pretty good stats for their size, fossas being better at defense due to the
lack of natural predators.
What’s next?
Intelligence stats.
So both the Fossa and the African Civet are quite smart because they are predators and
hunting requires a higher level of intelligence.
That being said, let’s see the stats.
So they are quite good.
And last, but not least, let’s go to their survival stats because there is no point in
having high stats if the species is going extinct.
African civets are doing well here, being listed as a least concern species.
They can live 15 to 20 years and give birth to 1-4 pups.
Unfortunately, fossas aren’t doing that well.
They are listed as a vulnerable species with a population of 3000- 8000 individuals and
is still decreasing.
That is because dogs brought by humans as pets can go into the jungle and form packs,
hunting a lot of species of animals that are preyed upon by fossas.
Fossas can live up to 20 years and give birth to 2-4 cubs at once.
Now let’s see their final stats.
We can observe that fossas are better at defense while African Civets are better at survival.
So who is the winner?
It is all up to you because you can vote the winner in the poll right there and leave your
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until we beat both pew die pie and t series.
[Dong] It is already time to announce the winner of the last battle between the Ostrich
and the Cassowary.
So, after counting all the votes the winner is… the Cassowary.
It is a unique and powerful bird and really deserves to compete further for the title
“The Best Animal In The World”.
And if you wanted the ostrich to win don’t be upset because here, on M from aniMals we
love and respect all animals.
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