The Savannah cat

The Savannah cat is a recently recognized breed , with the incomparable grace of wildcat associated with sociability and adaptability of the domestic cat.

The Savannah cat is the result of a cross between a cat , usually a bengal , with a male serval ( serval Felix , feline family cheetah ) , feline usually attending the Savannah Serengeti in Africa. This natural habitat gave its name to the new breed. The serval is a nocturnal feline, two times larger than a domestic cat, which was domesticated in ancient times by the local people of Egypt, with its sociable and gentle character .
But it was in the early 80s that Judee Frank , an American farmer , began to cross systematically and successfully , this new breed . Selection allowed the race to be accepted by TICA (The International Cat Association) in 2001, and third-generation hybrids were recognized and admitted to the exhibition in 2002.
The ideal cat
A serval weighs 13 to 18 kg , but the hybridization yielded Savannah whose weight ranges from 7 to 9 kg , with a beautiful musculature but in harmony with the whole body , the latter retaining a very athletic appearance.
The head is slightly rounded at the top and in proportion to the rest of the body seems a little smaller and is triangular and longer than wide shape. The nose is long, the chin is small . The ears are straight , the base is large and the ends are slightly rounded.
The eyes are oval and slightly almond shaped, yellow , green , gold or amber. The neck is long , strong and muscular. Seen from the side , the body is very long and reminiscent of oriental cats, but more robust. Seen from the front , the cat seems narrow , printing due to the amazing length of the legs . The feet are small with long fingers .
The color is bright , soft and thick hair can be short or medium . Its large size and the length of its Members confer on the Savannah movements and a particular shape .
Hair color
The bottom of the dress is gold to tan with an off-white belly, spotted with black spots.
the character
The Savannah cat is considered a domestic cat after the third generation, even if it does not present any particular problems of adaptation to the first generation . This is a friendly and sociable cat, especially with children and other animals living at home. It fits without problem using the litter and loves water.
Great hunter , he loves jumping and climbing , it needs to move , freedom, and he likes to take a walk occasionally . Its unspoiled splendor of wild cat is the Savannah an extremely fascinating race, yet very rare and found mainly in the United States due to its high cost, but that could quickly become the race of forefront of this new millennium.