serval
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsɜː.vəl / us/ˈsɜː˞.vəl/ (also serval cat, /ˈsɜː.vəl ˌkæt/ /ˈsɜː˞.vəl ˌkæt/)
(非洲)薮猫
a medium-sized African wild cat that has yellow-brown fur with black spots and stripes
The serval is a wild cat sometimes kept as a "designer" domestic pet. 薮猫是一种野猫,有时会被当作"名牌宠物"家养。
Serval cats, ocelots and leopards have spotted coats that camouflage well in dappled light. 薮猫、鸵鸟和豹子的毛上都有斑点,在斑驳的光线下能够很好地伪装。
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- Wild adult servals weight 30-45 lbs. and stand about 22-inches tall at the shoulders.
- Servals have big ears and long, slender legs.
- Savannah cats are bred from a serval and a domestic cat.
- We watched serval cats hunting.