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The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild feline found in Africa. It is the sole is part of the genus Leptailurus and was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. Eighteen subspecies are recognised. The serval is a slim, medium-sized "cat-o-nine-tail" that stands 54-62 cm( 21-24 in) at the shoulder and weighs 9-18 kg( 20-40 lb ). It is characterised by a small chief, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff hair spotted and striped with pitch-black, and a short, black-tipped posterior. The serval has the longest legs of any "cat-o-nine-tail" relative to its mas sizing .

Active in the working day as well as at night, servals tend to be solitary with minimal social interaction. Both sexes launch highly overlapping home ranges of 10 to 32 km2( 4-12 sq mi ), and distinguish them with feces and saliva. Servals are carnivores- they prey on rodents( specially vlei rats ), small-scale chicks, frogs, bugs, and reptiles. The serval applies its sense of hearing to locate the target; to kill small-scale target, it leaps over 2 m( 6 ft 7 in) above the soil to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with little bit on the cervix or the foreman. Mating takes neighbourhood at different times of the year in different parts of their assortment, but typically once or twice a year in an area. After a gestational period of two to three months, a offspring of one to four is bear. Weaning occurs at one month, and kittens embark hunting on their own at six months. The adolescents leave their mother at 12 months .

The serval prefers areas with embrace such as reeds and towering grasses and proximity to sea forms, such as wetlands and savannah. It is rare in northern Africa and the Sahel, but widespread in south Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and National resources( IUCN) categorizes the serval as least refer. It occurs in protection areas across its range, and hunting of servals is either proscribed or regulated in several countries .

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