| Caraval | |
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| Caraval kitten | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Hybrid: | Caracal caracal♂ × Leptailurus serval♀ |
The caraval (also called a cara-serval) is the hybrid cross between a male caracal and a female serval. They have a spotted pattern similar to the serval, but on a darker background.[1][2][3][4]
A servical[5] is the cross between a male serval and a female caracal.[6][7][8] A litter of servicals occurred by accident when the two animals were kept in the same enclosure at Los Angeles Zoo. The hybrids were given to an animal shelter. The only photos show them as tawny kittens.
Several serval - caracal offspring have been born in recent years through a breeding program in order to create F1 hybrids. So far; no F1 hybrids of this cross breed are in existence.[9]
References
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- ^ BCR Staff (2021-08-22). "B10: Feeding Tour Guide". BigCatRescue.org. Big Cat Rescue. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Zepo – In Memory". WildcatSanctuary.org. January 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "SERVAL AND CARACAL HYBRIDS". Messybeast.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "SERVAL". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Le caracal, un félin aux oreilles musclées !". GEO.fr (in French). GEO. 2022-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "🔎 Félin hybride - Définition et Explications". Techno-Science.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Town&Style 7.29.15 by St. Louis Town & Style - Issuu". St. Louis Town & Style. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2023-03-23 – via Issuu.org.
- ^ "F1 Savannah Kittens". savannah-cats.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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