“The Savannah: The Largest Domestic Cats in the World” on
Discovery-UK (part of “Cats 101”).
A family a rural area probably in northern California takes
in the savannah, a hybrid of serval and domestic cat, graded as to percentage of
wild genes.
The cats require a lot of outdoor space, but become attached
to people. In South Africa, it’s more common for ranchers to have big cats
(even cheetahs) who hunt in a range and remember where home is and return for
food.
This film is the story of two of the savannah cats, Kala and
Mondo. One night, Mondo runs out when
the babysitter doesn’t notice (there are two kids). Someone finds Mondo on another farm 12 miles
away and returns him. Even with the second family Mondo was quite friendly.
There are other YouTube videos of Zeus, a serval who has
grown up with a pre-teen to teen boy and who regards the boy as part of his “pride”. A cat may think he or she can teach a human
child to hunt.
These animals have lives of their own, and a knowledge of the world we never perceive. Yet they try to share it with us.
These animals have lives of their own, and a knowledge of the world we never perceive. Yet they try to share it with us.
Wikipedia attribution link for picture of a G2 Savannah, by
Galawebdesign, CCSA 3.0.
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