Thursday, November 23, 2017

More Information On Savannah Kittens

By Walter Campbell


Cross breeding a serval and a domestic will result in Savannah cats. Body size and size of ears is determined by genes of parent cats. In the 19s they gained popularity among breeders which led to their acceptance and registration as a separate breed. History has it that a female Siamese and male Serval were crossbred to give birth to the first breed of Savannah kittens.

The kittens have several features which are determined by the generation. The most striking feature is that they are tall and slim which gives them the appearance of greater size than their actual weight. Apart from that they possess almost all Serval exotic looks and traits. The size is tied to the line of generation. First generation litter is the largest. The size is contributed by stronger parental genes.

Chausie and Bengal kittens join Savannah in the line of hybrid cats. The three have looks of Serval which disappear with each generation. Male savannahs are visibly bigger than females. They have a spotted coat which is also a very distinctive feature. This feature is contributed by crossbred male Serval. The pattern is non-standard and colored.

The colors of their coats range from rosette, marble, snow, blue, cinnamon, to chocolate. The earlier breed of cats has had a great impact on the current ones in both the desired and non-desired traits. Breeders closely observed the first litter and reported ten years later that some traits were missing. They decided to crossbreed the kittens to achieve desired traits.

The retained exotic look is a result of many characteristics that distinguish Servals from other cats. When one is looking to get one there are many things making them to stand out. They include color markings, shape of the nose and eyes and shape of ears. The ears are long, deeply cupped, rounded, and erect. The legs are long as noses are puffy while eyes are hooded. When standing their hind end is often higher than its prominent shoulders.

Their eyes are boomerang shaped and colored blue, brown, green, gold or a little mixed shade as they mature to adulthood. They have a small tall and long slim neck. Their neck at the back has a central light band surrounded by black, brown colored or dark grey that depicts an eye like effect. They have a fairly short tail with black rings and pure black tip.

The temperamental nature of these cats is one of the best thing about them. Loyalty comes second on the list as demonstrated in how they tend to be next to their owners all the time. With proper training they can be used to fetch items. People who have had them before attest to the fact that they are friendly and social to strangers. When not trained at an early age to interact with people they will run and hide at the presence of new people.

There jumping ability is top notch. They can jump on top of doors, refrigerators and even cabinets. The funny thing is that most cats dislike water however this is not the case for savannah cats. They love water and will play or even immerse themselves in water. Another exciting thing is that whenever they greet a person they fluff their tails.




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