serval(animal)

The Serval is a very unusual animal, at least here in America. It is often referred to as //"The cat of spare parts."// Why? Because it looks like several different animals. It has long slim legs, extremely big ears, and a small delicate head. It kind of looks like a small cheetah with black ears, black spots, and black rings around it's long tail. Servals can usually be found in watered savannah, long grassed habitats and the occasional jungle.

Females can produce one-five kittens, two being the average. The serval feeds the young with small mammals like birds or small creatures roaming in the grass of the savannah. It can jump in the air to catch birds. Also, the purpose of the cat's big ears is to help it hear small animals in the grass, so they can catch them and feed them to their young and themselves. Their meals usually include rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, frogs, and insects.

The main threats to servals are leopards, dogs, and man. Yes man. Humans often use their skins to sell and as carpets and clothes in Africa. Their homelands are also being destroyed by humans. We can save them by not killing them for their skins and preserving their habitats.