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Servals are solitary animals, living in overlapping home ranges, although male and female may sometimes hunt together. They are active mainly at night, dawn, and dusk.
They have the ability to reach into deep holes or enter the water to catch pray. If a Serval misses its prey after the first try, it will generally move on. They are very efficient hunters due to their ability to leap up to 10 ft into the air and due to their ability to swerve and change direction at full speed. Mothers will hunt for male kittens only until they are able to hunt on their own. They will tolerate female kittens for longer periods, which may be why more females than males in overlapping home ranges are closely related. - Taken from Animal Diversity Web. |
Did you know?
Servals have the largest ears and longest legs, relative to their body size, in the cat family. At the Zoo -
We have one male Serval. |
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