Savannah cat

Savannah
OriginUnited States
Breed standards
TICAstandard
WCFstandard
CCA-AFCstandard
Feline hybrid (Felis catus × Leptailurus serval)

The Savannah is a breed of hybrid cat developed in the late 20th century from crossing a serval (Leptailurus serval) with a domestic cat (Felis catus).[1][2] This hybridization typically produces large and lean offspring, with the serval's characteristic large ears and markedly brown-spotted coats. F1 and F2 male Savannahs can be very large, and in 2016 an F2 male attained a world record for tallest cat at 48.4 centimetres (19.1 in).[3] Show-eligible F4–F5 cats range from 5.0 to 8.2 kilograms (11.0 to 18.1 lb) however, comparable in size to other large domestic cat breeds such as the Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest cat.[4]

  1. ^ Levy, Ariel (April 29, 2013). "Living-Room Leopards". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Savannah Breed". TICA.org. The International Cat Association. August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tallest domestic cat ever". Guinness World Records. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023. The tallest domestic cat ever is 48.4 cm (19.05 inches) is Arcturus Aldebaran Powers who was verified in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, on 3 November 2016.
  4. ^ Markula, Anna; Hannan-Jones, Martin & Csurhes, Steve (2009). "Invasive animal risk assessment: Serval hybrids" (PDF). State of Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2019.