LAL Cat Archive mirror at www.mono.org Servals

Best Wallpaper LAL Cat Archive mirror at www.mono.org Servals

The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild cat found in Africa. It is the sole is part of the genus Leptailurus and was firstly 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 foreman, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff hair spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped posterior. The serval has the longest legs of any "cat-o-nine-tail" relative to its organization size .

Active in the day as well as at night, servals tend to be solitary with minimal social interaction. Both sexes demonstrate highly overlapping residence ranges of 10 to 32 km2( 4-12 sq mi ), and mark them with feces and saliva. Servals are carnivores- they prey on rodents( particularly vlei rats ), small-minded birds, frogs, bugs, and reptiles. The serval expends its sense of hearing to pinpoint the prey; to kill small target, it leaps over 2 m( 6 ft 7 in) above the dirt to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with little bit on the cervix or the premier. Mating takes region at different times of the year in different parts of their range, but normally once or twice a year in an area. After a gestational reporting period two to 3 month, a offspring of one to four is assume. Weaning occurs at one month, and kittens embark hunting on their own at six months. The youths leave their mom at 12 months .

The serval opts areas with include such as reeds and towering grass and proximity to liquid torsoes, such as wetlands and savannah. It is rare in northern Africa and the Sahel, but widespread in southern Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and National resources( IUCN) categorizes the serval as least anxiety. It occurs in protected areas across its range, and chase of servals is either vetoed or regulated in several countries .

This Image was ranked 26 by Bing.com for The Best Images African Serval Cat, You will find it result at Bing.com.

Wallpaper META DATA FOR LAL Cat Archive mirror at www.mono.org Servals's Wallpaper

TITLE:	LAL Cat Archive mirror at www.mono.org Servals
IMAGE URL:	http://www.mono.org/~tannasg/LALcats/cats/serval/WC-03.serval1.jpg
THUMBNAIL:	https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.UXkdOLZJocMzqCXrQIrVQADVEs&pid=Api&w=127&h=181
IMAGE SIZE:	245651 B Bs
IMAGE WIDTH:	730
IMAGE HEIGHT:	1024

Related Images with LAL Cat Archive mirror at www.mono.org Servals

serval cat, a photo from Western, West TrekEarth

Wildcat African Serval submited images Pic2Fly

17 Best images about african serval cat on Pinterest

Can a Serval Be Kept as a Pet? Animals mom.me