Caraval
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The Caraval is the cross between a male caracal
and a female serval
. They have a spotted pattern similar to the Serval, but on a darker background. These are bred for the pet market.
A Servical is the cross between a male serval
and a female caracal
. A litter of Servicals occurred by accident when the two animals were kept in the same enclosure at a Los Angeles zoo. The hybrids were given to an animal shelter. The only photos show them as tawny kittens.
These hybrids can be backcrossed to their parent species. A cross between a male Serval and a female Caraval produces a Serval-like Ser-Caraval (75% Serval, 25% Caracal). A cross between a male Caracal and a Servical would be a Car-Servical (75% Caracal, 25% Serval). A male Serval and a female Servical would produce Ser-Servicals (75% Serval, 25% Caracal). A male Caracal and female Caraval would produce Car-caravals (75% Caracal, 25% Serval). Currently, only Ser-Caravals have been documented. All of these hybrids will more closely resemble the species that contributed the greatest percentage of genes.
Caracal
The caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
and a female serval
Serval
The serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
. They have a spotted pattern similar to the Serval, but on a darker background. These are bred for the pet market.
A Servical is the cross between a male serval
Serval
The serval , Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal...
and a female caracal
Caracal
The caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term...
. A litter of Servicals occurred by accident when the two animals were kept in the same enclosure at a Los Angeles zoo. The hybrids were given to an animal shelter. The only photos show them as tawny kittens.
These hybrids can be backcrossed to their parent species. A cross between a male Serval and a female Caraval produces a Serval-like Ser-Caraval (75% Serval, 25% Caracal). A cross between a male Caracal and a Servical would be a Car-Servical (75% Caracal, 25% Serval). A male Serval and a female Servical would produce Ser-Servicals (75% Serval, 25% Caracal). A male Caracal and female Caraval would produce Car-caravals (75% Caracal, 25% Serval). Currently, only Ser-Caravals have been documented. All of these hybrids will more closely resemble the species that contributed the greatest percentage of genes.