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The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, except rainforest regions. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries. It is the sole member of the genus Leptailurus. Three subspecies are recognised. The serval is ...
The Savannah is a breed of hybrid cat developed in the late 20th century from crossing a serval (Leptailurus serval) with a domestic cat (Felis catus). [1] [2] This hybridization typically produces large and lean offspring, with the serval's characteristic large ears and markedly brown-spotted coats.
Left to right, top to bottom: tiger (Panthera tigris), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), serval (Leptailurus serval), cougar (Puma concolor), fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), and European wildcat (Felis silvestris) Range of Felidae. Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding ...
Servals are a wild African cat species about as large as a medium-size dog, McClatchy News previously reported. While they are not domesticated, there is still a market for them as pets, though ...
The cat, adapted for life in a different climate, was suffering from frostbite, rescuers said. ... The serval was out of its element wandering the Midwest, particularly in the middle of winter.
Results of a phylogenetic study indicates that the caracal and the African golden cat (Caracal aurata) diverged between 2.93 and 1.19 million years ago. These two species together with the serval (Leptailurus serval) form the Caracal lineage, which diverged between 11.56 and 6.66 million years ago.
Serval cats like Baby Doll are not your typical house cats. Servals are a species of wild cat native to East and Southern Africa, but they've started to catch on in popularity as an exotic pet in ...
Savannah: domestic cat (including Bengal) × serval (Leptailurus serval) [19] Unnamed: domestic cat × African wildcat; commonly known to interbreed where their ranges overlap. [20] [21] Unnamed: domestic cat × Chinese Mountain Cat; hybridization found around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in a manner similar to the Kellas cat. [22]