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Serval

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

With its large ears, this cat listens carefully for the sounds of birds, mice, snakes, and other small animals in the grass. Then it pounces.

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Title: Serval
Type: Taxidermy Specimen
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
USNM Catalog Number(s): 589626
Scientific Name: <i>Leptailurus serval</i>
Photo Credit: Carl C. Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
Field: Vertebrate Zoology
Date Collected: 1905-06-13

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