RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Two rare fosa sisters have settled into their new home at the Racine Zoo after transferring from Florida, according to the Racine Zoological Society in a Wednesday, Aug. 5 press release.

Mahery and Anansi were born prematurely at the Central Florida Zoo, where staff provided specialized veterinary care to help them survive. After celebrating their first birthday this spring, the pair relocated to Racine as part of a cooperative effort under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.

The carnivores began exploring the renovated Vanishing Kingdom exhibit on Friday, July 31.

Native to Madagascar, fosa are the island's largest mammalian carnivores and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union on the Conservation of Nature due to habitat reduction.

How will zoo-goers know Anansi and Mahery when seeing them? Fosa are described by the Racine Zoo as being cat and mongoose-like, with retractable claws and a long slender body.

For more information and hours, check out the Racine Zoo online.