African Wild Cats In the Basement!
UPDATE: Well, gee whiz! Who would have ever thought that my posting these photos of the cats in my sister-in-law's basement on my blog could cause such a stir! I have heard from several people both in the comments here and through my email that these cats are not all Servals as I had thought. If I understand it right, my sister-in-law is not breeding Servals. According to one person who emailed me, she is actually "breeding Savannahs, which are a cross between a Serval and a domestic cat. Savannahs rarely get anywhere near the size/weight of their Serval parent/grandparent. It looks from these pictures as though she is using a Bengal female, which is a cross between an Asian leopard cat and a domestic cat, which is a common breeding practice. Servals are not by nature aggressive cats, they would rather run from confrontation, so do not pose the same threat as the larger exotic cats can, when owned/handled by an experienced person. They can make wonderful pets...for the ri...