Are Servals used to create Serengeti Cats?
No, because of the genetic diversity of the founding breeds – Bengals and Oriental Shorthairs – there has been no need to introduce serval blood into the Serengeti Cat. The current gene pool for Bengals is quite large containing both domestic and wild genes from many individuals of at least 8 different forms: the Asian Leopard Cat, the British Shorthair, unregistered domestic shorthair, the “Indian Mau”, the Ocicat, the Egyptian Mau, the Abyssinian, and the Burmese (Bombay). Some even carry Persian bloodlines. The Oriental Shorthair was created from domestic shorthairs and Siamese. What does the Serengeti Cat look like? The Serengeti Cat is a large boned, long legged, domestic cat resembling an African wild cat called a Serval. There have been no servals used to create Serengeti Cats. The Serengeti Cat is a clear yellow to gold cat with a pattern of distinct widely spaced black spots. Their stomach, ventral surfaces, whisker pads, chin, throat and jowls can be a little lighter in color
