Caraval
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| Caraval | |
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| Caraval kitten | |
Scientific classification
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| 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 cross between a male caracal and a female serval. They have a spotted pattern similar to the serval, but on a darker background.[1]
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.
Currently, only ser-caravals have been documented. All of these hybrids will more closely resemble the species that contributed the greater fraction of their genes.
References[edit]
- ^ "SERVAL AND CARACAL HYBRIDS". messybeast.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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