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The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild cat may be 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 honcho, big ears, a golden-yellow to buff hair spotted and striped with pitch-black, and a short, black-tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any feline relative to its organization sizing .

Active in the 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 differentiate them with feces and saliva. Servals are carnivores- they prey on rodents( especially vlei rats ), small-minded fowls, frogs, insects, and reptiles. The serval utilizes its sense of hearing to situate the prey; to kill small-scale prey, it leaps over 2 m( 6 ft 7 in) above the field to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with little bit on the neck or the head. Mating takes place 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 endure. Weaning occurs at one month, and kittens begin hunting on their own at six months. The youths leave their mom at 12 months .

The serval opts areas with extend such as reeds and towering grasses and close proximity to water mass, such as wetlands and savannahs. It is rare in northern Africa and the Sahel, but pervasive in southern Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources( IUCN) categorizes the serval as least headache. It occurs in protection areas across its range, and chase of servals is either prohibited or regulated in several countries .

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