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: a long-legged African wildcat (Leptailurus serval) having large ears and a tawny black-spotted coat
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According to the African Wildlife Foundation, serval cats are most commonly found on savannas and possess long necks and legs that enable them to see over tall grass.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The wildlife center said the latest sighting of the African serval was near the Berks County Memorial Gardens in Fleetwood.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Officers detained the pair at a property in Manacor, on the island of Majorca, after finding 19 exotic cats including a desert lynx and two servals, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil on Monday.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The wildlife center said the latest sighting of the African serval was near the Berks County Memorial Gardens in Fleetwood.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
The 40-acre facility has among its list of roughly 1,600 critters, penguins, binturongs, sharks, dingoes, Flemish giant rabbits, servals, tree frogs, capuchin monkeys, moon jellyfish, pythons and orangutans.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
Officers detained the pair at a property in Manacor, on the island of Majorca, after finding 19 exotic cats including a desert lynx and two servals, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil on Monday.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Serval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serval. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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