Serval - Felis serval
Category: Serval | Date: Jan 18 2008 | By: admin
Due to habitat loss and extensive farming, serval numbers in Africa are seriously declining. The serval population can only be regarded as secure when they are living in protected areas, such as private reserves or National Parks.
Serval can be found throughout Southern Africa in the countries of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. They prefer dense grasslands to wetlands, but are always near water. In the tall grasslands theycan hide and find a wide variety of prey. Serval can jump up to 15 ft in the air and they have extremely acute hearing.
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Lisa Hywood & Tikki Hywood Trust
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One Response to “Serval - Felis serval”
F. J. PECHIR, on 18 Jan 2008
You are right! The serval is a ralatively small cat if compared with others predators, but its extremely long legs allow this species to see above high grass in search of prey, an adaptation that is present in other species in the world, like the manned wolf in South America. Thank you Lisa H. for your work on this little know wildlife!
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