Serval {Felis Serval}

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The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild "cat-o-nine-tail" found in Africa. It is the sole member 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 slender, medium-sized cat 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 head, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff hair spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any feline relative to its organization size .

Active in the working day as well as at night, servals tend to be solitary with minimal social interaction. Both sexes prove 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( particularly vlei rats ), small-time fowls, frogs, bugs, and reptiles. The serval applies its sense of hearing to situate the target; to kill small-minded 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 intelligence. Mating takes residence at different times of the year in different parts of their range, but commonly once or twice a year in an area. After a gestational reporting period two to three months, a litter of one to four is tolerate. 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 favors areas with consider such as reeds and towering grasses and proximity to water figures, such as wetlands and savannahs. 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) classifies the serval as least regard. It occurs in protected areas across its scope, and hunting of servals is either vetoed or regulated in several countries .

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