Africa

It is called "The Dark Continent,” a land of mystery and exotic beauty. Largely unexplored until this past century or so, it is the home of the elusive Mountain Gorilla, the majestic Elephant and other species almost too many to name. It is also the home of the Serval, a graceful, elegant and beautiful hunter, pictured on this page. Although a Serval can grow to be over 30 pounds, it is possible to successfully mate them with domestic cats, creating the newest TICA registered breed of cat...the Savannah. Read on to learn more. For information about ownership of servals and serval kittens: Serval Babies

Servals...clowns of the Veldt

The first thing you notice is those wonderful ears. Then, you see the elegance, the grace, and the sureness and power of movement. Servals depend on their hearing to find their prey, and they can make prodigious leaps and capture small rodents from 12 or 15 feet away, leaping over intervening grass and shrubs, usually without ever seeing their target. Sportster (above) and Harley (below) were bottle-raised in my home and are very social cats, although it takes special care. I do not recommend a serval as a pet.

 

Harley was a beautiful baby, active and playful. He took a bottle until he was nearly a year old. Sporty is almost 3 and she still has a bottle and shows no signs of wanting to quit. In the wild, mothers take care of their babies longer than do domestic cats. Often the female kittens will stay with their mother until they become sexually mature.

This is Harley, with my Mom.

Finally, here are three pictures of Hilda. You can see the grace and elegance of her body and neck, her head and ears. The length of her legs and body is apparent in the above picture. Notice the disporportionately small head and short tail. Hilda is a beautiful animal.

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