Congo & Pogo
Felis serval
- SERVAL
Congo & Pogo are
non-related. Congo, the male was born August 11, 1997.
Pogo, the female was born
August 13, 1997.
They were born at a
private facility in Western Washington.
Their parents were owned
by a Lutheran minister who was recently widowed
and was taking her family
to Africa for sabbatical. Cat Tales was contacted thru our Internet site
and offered the babies.
They arrived at the Park September 19, 1997.
Both the cubs were ill
and were in intensive care for the first 3 weeks after their arrival.
The Serval can be very
swift (as fast as 45 mph / 73 kph) over short distances, with a bounding
run,
and can leap to catch
birds 12 feet (4m) from the ground. It climbs well and will take refuge in
trees
if threatened by large
predators. Servals were once found all over Africa,
but are now found only in
Central Africa and along the Mediterranean.
The Serval is a very
unusual looking cat.
They have long legs, a
short tail, big ears, little head, long neck, spots and stripes.
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