Altina Wildlife Park animal keepers were excited to announce a new addition to its animal family earlier this month, with the arrival of an 18-month-old male serval named “Hasani”.
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Servals are a medium-sized athletic cat found in wetlands across Africa.
Characterised by their spots and stripes as well as a slender figure and large ears.
They closely resemble a Cheetah, however grow to a smaller size, only reaching 53cm tall.
Servals are known for their extreme speed, agility and prowess at hunting.
Their long front paws can scoop fish straight out of the water, and their legs can propel them three metres into the air, giving them the ability to pluck birds directly out of the sky.
In the wild, Servals are threatened by habitat loss, wetland degradation and the skin trade.
Despite this, their numbers still class them under Least Concern on the IUCN’s Red List – a position Altina Wildlife Park wishes to help maintain.
“When Hasani is a little older, Altina Wildlife Park hopes to import a girlfriend of his very own,” senior animal keeper Rebecca Surian said.
For now, he is enjoying having his own space, reflecting on the solitary life that Serval’s naturally lead in the wild.
