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 →
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 →
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?
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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.
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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 →
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.
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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 →
This video shows a serval acting like a domestic cat. There is virtually no difference. An interesting aspect of the play is the high leaps by the serval reminescent of their style of hunting when they stun rodents in long … Continue reading →
Servals communicate through scent-marking, scrapings, body language and vocalisations. Adult servals scent-mark regularly when moving throughout their ranges. Urination is the most common method. The least common method is scaping the ground with the front or hind feet before or … Continue reading →
The serval has a short tail that measures little more than a third of its head and body length. Tails are used for balance. Arboreal cats such as the clouded leopard have thick, long tails. The snow leopard needs superb … Continue reading →
