Serval Leptailurus serval

Animals in our sanctuary

Leone

Date of birth

13-04-2011

Date taken in

22-03-2012

Leone was als kitten door een particulier gekocht, maar hij had veel problemen met de gezondheid van het dier. Hij was dit snel moe en bracht hem naar Stichting AAP. In samenwerking met een Frans dierenpark werden Leone en Ghana samen geplaatst in De Zonnegloed.

Ghana

Date of birth

07-03-2011

Date taken in

20-03-2012

Ghana comes from a zoo in France. She sat there with Leone and was brought to De Zonnegloed in consultation with Stichting AAP. In this way they have a hopeful life back together.

Where does he feel most at home?

The serval lives in savannas and open grasslands near water. It occurs in Central and South Africa.

What's his favourite food?

His diet consists of small mammals, birds and frogs. With its long, mobile front legs, the serval can get rodents out of their caves. When he hears one walking underneath the ground, he knows exactly where to 'angling'. He is also a good swimmer. He wades quietly through the water on the hunt for frogs and fish.

Fun fact

When the serval hears or sees a bird flying low through the air, it will jump up. This jump is called a 'mouse jump'. He can jump 2 meters high and 4 meters far.