Scientific name:
Lepailurus serval

Natural spread:
Africa

co a length of 70-100 cm counts the Serval to the moderate-sized small-cats. its shape is very slim and works elegantly through the high legs and the middle-long tail after human feeling. it possesses big, bag-shaped ears. The short, dense fur varies so in its coloring that one assumed different types, until one these variations in one, and the same throw proved. Usually, the fur shows a sallow-brown reason-coloring with dun Fleckung, that can be missing around completely until on low remains about the eyes, however. The pupils of the sallow eyes contract spindle-shaped.

Way of life As Tagtier, the Serval lives in the most different habitats of the western North-Africa and Africa south from the Sahara, that always must lie near waters. Servale live as a loner as well as. in mother-families, place-scatters in solid precincts, with constantly again-used changes between the water-places. Despite the long legs, the Serval is no good runner. The lower legs are not extended like with the cheetah with it but the means-hand-bones.

Nutrition The Serval carries off Nager, Klippschliefer, small and young antelopes mainly, but also frogs, fish and insects. it kills bigger animals through creeping along and catch-jump, it fishes smaller with its long ones, keenly bekrallten front-legs from its hiding places.

Reproduction After a Tragzeit of 74 days, the female usually brings to the world in empty aardvark or porcupine-constructions 2-5 kids, that, born blindly, at the 9. Meet the eyes opens.

Endangering The Serval is Z. Zt. threatens not directly, however the continuances are not far too stable either.