African Serval Cat Alaska Wilderness Arts and Taxidermy

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The Serval Cat also known as the tierboskat, is a wild cat 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 brain, big 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 cat relative to its form 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 tag them with feces and saliva. Servals are carnivores- they prey on rodents( especially vlei rats ), tiny chicks, frogs, bugs, and reptiles. The serval expends its sense of hearing to pinpoint the prey; to kill small-minded target, it leaps over 2 m( 6 ft 7 in) above the sand to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with little bit on the neck or the chief. 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 3 month, a offspring of one to four is assume. Weaning occurs at one month, and kittens begin hunting on their own at six months. The minors leave their mom at 12 months .

The serval wishes areas with plow such as reeds and towering grass and close proximity to liquid bodies, such as wetlands and savannahs. It is rare in northern Africa and the Sahel, but pervasive in south Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources( IUCN) categorizes the serval as least pertain. It occurs in protected areas across its assortment, and chase of servals is either proscribed or regulated in several countries .

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