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A captive serval in Auckland Zoo Melanistic serval, in Kenya Leucistic serval at Big Cat Rescue. The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat; it stands 54 to 62 cm (21–24 in) at the shoulder and weighs 8 to 18 kg (18–40 lb), but females tend to be lighter. The head-and-body length is typically between 67 and 100 cm (26–39 in). [20]
Such 75% cats are the offspring of a 50% F1 female bred back to a serval. Cases of 87.5% BC2 Savannah cats are known, but fertility is questionable at those serval percentages. More common than a 75% BC1 is a 62.5% BC1, which is the product of an F2A (25% serval) female bred back to a serval. The F2 generation, which has a serval grandparent ...
Savannahs are a hybrid cat obtained initially by mating a domestic cat with an African serval. This took place in the 1960s and the resulting offspring were large and lean with erect ears and a ...
A serval cat has been rehomed at Dartmoor Zoo after its previous owner was found guilty of unnecessary harm to animals. In May 2024, Terrence Moore, director of the Cat Survival Trust in Welwyn ...
The Arkansas-based refuge, which specializes in caring for big cats and other exotic breeds, learned about the captured serval and went up to Ava, Missouri, to take custody.
Caracal caracal♂ × Leptailurus serval♀ The caraval (also called a cara-serval ) is the hybrid cross between a male caracal and a female serval . They have a spotted pattern similar to the serval, but on a darker background.
The African golden cat has a similar build as the caracal's, but is darker and lacks the ear tufts. The sympatric serval can be distinguished from the caracal by the former's lack of ear tufts, white spots behind the ears, spotted coat, longer legs, longer tail, and smaller footprints. [17] [20]
The Savannah was bred from a serval and the domestic Siamese cat. The first kitten was named, Savannah and was born in 1986. Although, the breed was not officially recognized until 2001.