Do servals purr?
Do servals purr? Yes, they do purr. But don’t expect a purr that sounds exactly like the purr of a domestic cat. It is deeper and richer. Other sounds that they make are: growl, hiss, wah wah call and “a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Serval
Can servals be black?
The picture below is of a black serval taken by a camera trap in the Kilimanjaro area of Tanzania. It is the first picture of a black serval that I have seen in Tanzania. Black servals are relatively common in … Continue reading →
Serval leaps from top of wardrobe in slo mo
Do you want a serval as a pet in your home? This is what it looks like. I won’t go on about the declawing of pet servals because they have bloody big claws and they hurt or the occasional (frequent?) … Continue reading →
Can a serval make a good pet?
Too often a failure? Can a serval make a good pet? I believe that I’m qualified to answer the question despite never having a serval as a pet. I know that some people do keep servals as pets, particularly in … Continue reading →
Picture Of A White Serval
I bumped into this picture of a white serval on Pinterest and was immediately aware that the cat was a serval and being white he had to be extremely rare as this coat type is not mentioned in the best … Continue reading →
Serval Cat Escapes
Pet serval cats are kept in confinement for their own safety in someone’s home. They can escape. They can be killed. They are often declawed. What do you think?
Continue reading →How many servals are left in the world?
The sad truth is that the experts don’t know how many servals are left in the world at 2017 (Dec.). However, the ‘experts’ are unconcerned at the serval from a conservation standpoint. Therefore there must be up ten thousand in the wild in Africa. That is a guess because I have to guess an answer to the question in the title.
Continue reading →First UK family to have a serval as a pet
I believe that this is unique in the UK: a serval as a pet. The family lives in Oldham in Greater Manchester. There are two young children, Sienna and Brandon, one of whom is shown in the photo below. The … Continue reading →
Unclaimed, Unmicrochipped Serval Roaming Around Reading, Pennsylvania
A serval was wandering around the streets of Reading, Pennsylvania, USA and picked up the a local rescue organisation, Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL), who re-homed the cat at a specialist wild cat rescue center.
Continue reading →Find and save this escaped serval wandering around Palmetto Bluff, SC, USA
A 45-pound male serval has escaped his home in South Carolina, USA. I presume his home is the house of his owner. He is lost, wandering around a pleasant place called Palmetto Bluff which appears to be an exclusive private … Continue reading →