Home cheetahs - savanna cat

The history of the appearance of the cat of the savannah

Many rich people of our time, to emphasize their status, wish to have some great exotic beast of the cat family, so that the cheetah or puma should lie around the fireplace so that they can walk on a leash, catching the fear of passers-by. But, unfortunately, the real cougars, lions and tigers are not the character to live peacefully in a person's house, even if they do not peck at that money. It's only in the circus that they jump through the ring and perform different commands. The Bonzes tried to keep serval homes - after all, these predators are smaller. But the morose and unsociable nature of this African animal reduces to "no" all the joy of communication. The way out was found in 1986, when the American breeder Judy Frank succeeded in obtaining offspring from male serval and short-haired domestic cat of oriental breed.

Difficulties in deducing

In honor of the African father a new breed was christened "Savannah". Cat's Photo This is demonstrated with all evidence - very large. The first generation actually hybrid serval and domestic cat, reaches at the withers of 60 cm, and weighs such a beast over 15 kg. Long-eared, with large round ears, lanky, but graceful, bastards went to the father. But the nature of the cat of the savannah Inherited from the mother. They are affectionate, devotees, eat the usual pet food, get along well with the family, dogs and relatives, are playful and quite social. But in their breeding, difficulties arose: the savanna males are sterile until the fourth generation. Therefore, the females of this breed were crossed with cats (Egyptian Mau, short-haired oriental or Bengal, and also - for health promotion - with mongrel ones). Offspring from such marriages markedly "small" - because the blood of the serva diluted. Hence the difference in price for kittens: from One to 10 thousand US dollars.

Cat Pricing

For today, the most expensive breed of cats in the world is savannah. Price For the baby depends on the generation and gender. Girls are much more valuable than boys, who, as we remember, are barren until the fourth. A direct hybrid of serval - very large cats with veins of 53% of the blood of an African father, are valued most highly. They are called Savannah F1. Those who were serviced by their grandfather (25%) are characterized as F2. Next come F3, 4 and 5. These last breeders are again crossed with a natural serval. The process of mating, pregnancy and childbirth is very difficult, because an African predator is three times larger than a domestic pet.

Scam with Ashera

Savannah Cats Large, but customers wanted even bigger. it Has inspired a certain Simon Brody on a risky scam. He posted photos of savanna kittens on the Internet and proclaimed that he had genetically introduced a new breed - Asher, whose representatives reach one meter at the withers. He immediately showered orders and money transfers, but as a result, customers of their cats did not wait. And Brody is now on the wanted list.

Character

Savannah Cats F1 friendliness, sociability and accommodations taken from the mother. But also From their father they got no less valuable qualities. Experts argue that the representatives of this breed are extremely intelligent. They are easily trained, trained in teams and generally behave like dogs. By the way, if there is a cat and a dog in your house, savannah will prefer society of the latter. These animals adore walking on a leash and bathing in ponds. They are always full of energy and love to jump and frolic.