Serval as Pet: "Understanding the Responsibilities of Owning an Exotic Cat"
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2025
- Softcover
- New
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
AbeBooks seller since April 6, 2009
Condition: New
£ 12.32
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketSeller Inventory # 51301342-n
- Title
- Serval as Pet: "Understanding the Responsibilities of Owning an Exotic Cat"
- Author
- Duggar, James
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798266443099
Introduction to the Serval
What is a Serval?
The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, known for its striking appearance and incredible hunting abilities. With long legs, large ears, and a lean, athletic build, the serval is often described as one of the most graceful and efficient hunters among the wild cat species.
Servals belong to the Felidae family, which includes all wild and domestic cats. Within that family, the serval is a part of the subfamily Felinae, which also includes caracals, lynxes, and domestic cats. However, the serval is in a genus of its own: Leptailurus. This uniqueness points to its distinct evolutionary path.
The name "serval" comes from the Portuguese word lobo-cerval, meaning “lynx.” Though they are not closely related to the lynx, early European explorers associated their spotted coats and long limbs with those of the Eurasian lynx. The name stuck, but the serval is a distinct species with no close relatives outside of Africa.
Servals are often misunderstood, especially in the exotic pet trade or among casual wildlife observers. While their slim bodies and golden coats may resemble domestic cats in some ways, their behavior, biology, and ecological role are entirely wild. They are not domestic animals—and trying to treat them as such is both dangerous and unethical.
Origin and Evolution
The serval has a long evolutionary history in Africa, believed to have originated there around 5 to 10 million years ago during the Miocene epoch. This was a time when many modern mammals were evolving to adapt to changing environments. Africa’s landscapes began shifting from dense forests to more open grasslands and savannas. This environmental transformation shaped the serval into the agile predator we know today.
What sets the serval apart from many other wild cats is its early adaptation to open and semi-open environments, like wetlands and savannas. While other felines relied heavily on stealth in thick forests or speed in open plains, the serval evolved a blend of agility, stealth, and vertical jumping power to hunt in tall grasses where prey could easily hide.
Interestingly, the serval is more closely related to the caracal and the African golden cat than to other spotted cats like cheetahs or leopards. However, it has evolved on a different path. Unlike cheetahs, which rely on high-speed chases, or leopards, which use power and stealth in forested areas, the serval became a specialist in pouncing—hunting mostly rodents, birds, and frogs by leaping into the air and pinning prey with its forepaws.
Genetically, the serval’s lineage has remained relatively isolated. It hasn't hybridized naturally with other wild species, although human intervention has created hybrids like the Savannah cat (a serval/domestic cat mix), which has fueled much debate in animal welfare and conservation circles.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
GreatBookPrices
Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since April 6, 2009
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 8 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 1.98 | £ 1.98 |
Payment methods
Store description
SuperBookDeals.com is your top source for finding new books at the absolute lowest prices, guaranteed ! We offer big discounts - everyday - on millions of titles in virtually any category, from Architecture to Zoology -- and everything in between. Discover great deals and super-savings, on professional books, text book titles, the newest computer guides, or your favorite fiction authors. You'll find it all - at HUGE SAVINGS - at SuperBookDeals. Browse through our complete online product catalog today. Serving customers around the world for years, we help thousands find just the books they're looking for -- at incredibly low, bargain prices.…
Seller's business information
Expert Trading Limited
9220 Rumsey Road, Suite 101
Columbia, MD U.S.A. 21045
Terms of sale
Company Name: GreatBookPrices
Legal Entity: Expert Trading, LLC
Address: 6310 Stevens Forest, suite 200, Columbia MD 21046
Email address: CustomerService@SuperBookDeals.com
Phone number: 410-964-0026
consumer complaints can be addressed to address above
Registration #: 52-1713923
Authorized representative: Danielle Hainsey
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to GreatBookPrices, Bensenville, Illinois, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Our warehouses across the globe are fully operational without substantial delays. We are working hard and continue to overcome the daily challenges presented by COVID-19. We appreciate your understanding.
Internal processing of your order will take about 1-2 business days. Please allow an additional 4-14 business days for Media Mail delivery. We have multiple ship-from locations - MD,IL,NJ,UK,IN,NV,TN & GA