Guide to Serval Cats as Pets

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The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild cat may be in Africa. It is the sole is part of the genus Leptailurus and was firstly is a description of 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 president, big ears, a golden-yellow to buff coating 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 size .

Active in the day as well as at night, servals tend to be solitary with minimal social interaction. Both sexes build highly overlapping residence ranges of 10 to 32 km2( 4-12 sq mi ), and label them with feces and saliva. Servals are carnivores- they prey on rodents( especially vlei rats ), small-minded chicks, frogs, insects, and reptiles. The serval applies its sense of hearing to pinpoint the target; to kill tiny 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 a bite on the neck or the thought. Mating takes home at different times of the year in different parts of their assortment, but often once or twice a year in an area. After a gestational period of two to three months, a offspring of one to four is digest. Weaning occurs at one month, and kittens begin hunting on their own at six months. The juveniles leave their mom at 12 months .

The serval opts areas with encompas such as reeds and towering grasses and proximity to liquid forms, 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 Natural Resources( IUCN) categorizes the serval as least relate. It occurs in protected areas across its scope, and chase of servals is either prohibited or regulated in several countries .

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