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Serval

Leptailurus serval

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Description:

Servals are medium sized cats which resemble cheetahs. The Serval has yellow fur with dark spots which camouflages it for hunting. They have long legs, large ears and a small head. Servals have very keen eyesight and acute hearing, in fact, their hearing is so good, that they can hear animals moving under the ground. The Serval usually hunts at dusk and leaps to strike the prey with its forepaws.

Habitat:

They are found in West and East Africa (extinct in South Africa) in Savannah and Wetlands and prey upon rodents, hares, small antelopes and birds.

Notes:

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