Photo: Jason Douglas · Public domain cat breed · 135 on Animalso
Savannah
- Animal
- Cat
- Type
- Hybrid
- Origin
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About the Savannah
The Savannah is a breed of hybrid cat developed in the late 20th century from hybridisation of a serval with a domestic cat. This hybridisation typically produces large and lean offspring, with the serval's characteristic large ears and markedly black spotted coats. F1 and F2 male Savannahs can be very large, and in 2016 an F2 male attained a world record for tallest cat at 48.4 centimetres (19.1 in). However, show-eligible F4–F5 cats range from 5.0–8.2 kilograms (11.0–18.1 lb), and therefore comparable in size to other large domestic cat breeds such as the Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest cat.
Other hybrid breeds
Scottish Fold Scotland Photo: Kostj · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Selkirk Rex United States Photo: Desaix83 · CC BY 3.0 
Serengeti cat United States Photo: Shandris · Public domain 
Seychellois Photo: Heikki Siltala · CC BY 3.0 
Photo credits8 photographs on this page
- Savannah — Jason Douglas · Public domain · file page
- Pixie-bob — Simone Johnsson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Scottish Fold — Kostj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Selkirk Rex — Desaix83 · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Serengeti cat — Shandris · Public domain · file page
- Seychellois — Heikki Siltala · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Siamese — Ulics676767 · CC0 · file page
- Siberian — Heikki Siltala · CC BY 3.0 · file page
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