With its keen sense of hearing, it can detect rodents, birds, frogs, and insects hiding in tall grasses. Using its long legs, the serval can leap up to 10 feet in the air to catch unsuspecting …

The African serval is slowly expanding into new areas across its historical range but is still being killed for its skin in West Africa. Learn how AWF protects the serval cat from becoming …

burrows, holes and crevasses to find hiding rodents. Servals also use their huge ears to listen for prey. They have ultrasonic hearing allowing them to hear the high pitched communications of …

Jul 15, 2022 · Servals can hear prey moving from a distance and quickly pinpoint its location. They also have a strong sense of smell, which allows them to detect prey even when it is hiding.

Apart from leaping, the serval also locates prey hiding and living inside crevices and holes. They then use their extremely long legs to digs out their prey. These hunting skills are quite unique …

Servals’ coats are each unique, honey-colored and adorned with spots that are sometimes so close together they look like stripes. This feature helps them blend in with the shadows of the …

May 27, 2024 · Servals have quite long necks in comparison to their body size which when coupled with their long legs, enables their head to be up to 75cm off the ground which helps …

Servals have unique hunting habits. They usually pause for about 15 minutes just to listen to their surroundings with their eyes closed. With their incredible jumping capabilities, servals can …

May 20, 2018 · Servals are primarily nocturnal hunters, though more diurnal than most cats. They are very active in the early morning hours, up to about 10:00 or 11:00, and again in the late …