Fantastic kitties and were to find them S2 CHAPTER IX

 Price: $5,500.00;

9-18 kg (20-40 lb)

59-92 cm (23-36 in)

20-38 cm (8-15 in)

0.6 m (2 ft)

Servals generally live 10 to 12 years in the wild and can live up to 20 years or more in captivity

Native to many parts of Africa, serval cats roam savannahs and wetlands hunting for prey. ... These wild cats are not much bigger than a medium-size dog, but they still retain their wild instincts and are cunning escape artists – they are definitely not appropriate house pets

The big cats in this family, like the lion, tiger, jaguar and leopard, can roar, but they can't purr. ... Species in this family include the cheetah, the caracal, the Chinese desert cat, the jaguarundi, the ocelot, the serval, the Eurasian lynx, the fishing cat, the lion, the tiger, and the snow leopard

Like many cats, the serval is able to purr; it also has a high-pitched chirp, and can hiss, cackle, growl, grunt and meow

Prominent characteristics include the small head, large ears, spotted and striped coat, long legs and a black-tipped tail that is around 30 cm (12 in) long. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size, largely due to the greatly elongated metatarsal bones in the feet

Thanks to very long legs the serval can develop the speed up to 80 km/h (50 mph)

They have large ears that work like antennae to pick up the rustle of prey. Both spots and stripes provide camouflage in the dappled shade of long grasses. Nocturnal hunters, servals have excellent eyesight. In poor light, they can see six times better than you can

To our knowledge, only two white servals exist in the world: Tonga and his brother Pharaoh. The white coat is just the outward indication of the deleterious effects of inbreeding. ... (In the wild and in most other places Servals only live to be 10 or 12, but at Big Cat Rescue they have an average lifespan of 17)

Servals mostly hunt rodents—on average, one serval eats 4,000 a year—but they're not picky eaters like some other wild cats. They'll eat anything small enough for them to catch, including grasshoppers, snakes, and even birds as large as storks and guinea fowls

Native to many parts of Africa, serval cats roam savannahs and wetlands hunting for prey

if you remember from season 1 slideshow 9 a savannah is born from a serval and a domestic cat

Servals and savannah cats are not the same. A serval is a wild animal, native to Africa. On the other hand, a savannah cat is a hybrid of a wild serval and a domestic cat. ... The opportunity of having a pet that looks like a fierce wild cat but has the temperament of a sweet house kitty is quite alluring

The serval cat is a beautiful animal that some people keep as an exotic pet. While you may be able to acquire a serval cat from a breeder, they are considered wild cats. ... Ownership of a serval cat is illegal in many locales and requires licenses, permits, and inspections in others

Once they hold them or incapacitate them with their weight, they usually deliver a fatal bite to the neck. Servals are considered the best hunters in the cat world, with a nearly 50% kill rate

You may want to feed them regular cat food but most types are not well suited to these cats. Use only premium cat food kibble such as IAMS or Orijin, which is 75% meat based. ... By the time the Serval is about six months old they may be eating as much as a full can of food per day or a combination of dry and wet food

Servals eat a great variety of prey, including rodents, birds, reptiles, frogs, and insects. They catch much of their prey by leaping high into the air and pouncing. They have also been seen using their long forelimbs to reach into burrows or to hook fish out of the water

Least Concern (Population stable)

Serval AdultsServal female sub-adults become sexually mature from 15 months and males from 17 months, and Servals can breed for most of their adult life