The Serval is a Members-only Animal. It costs 10 Diamonds on Animal Jam Classic and 150 Sapphires in Play Wild. It is a species of Wild Cat native to the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is most closely related to Caracals, with which their distribution overlaps. Before its addition to Animal Jam it has been featured on other videogames such as Zoo 2: Animal Park, and Kemono Friends.
Appearance.[]
It is smaller than Cheetahs.
It is thin with a rounded, wedge-shaped head. The Serval's ears are big and pointy. The Serval has broad shoulders with pointy shoulder blades and a thin belly. The Serval has long thin legs with small paws. It's tail is thick and fluffy. The nose is triangular and dark.
The default appearance is Sandy Yellow(Color 1) with a Lighter underbelly(Color 2) and yellow-green eyes. Their charcoal-colored pattern is unique to the animal in-game.
Actions.[]
Sit: Serval sits upright, back straight, head turned slightly to the side, ears upright and perked, nobly, much like the wolf, but the tail curls around the paws.
Sleep: Serval lies down, curled up, front paws tucked under its body, head resting on its back legs and tail curled around softly swaying. The breathing is slow and deep.
Hop:Serval leaps into the air, very high up, legs and paws tucked up. It stretches its legs out when landing.
Dance:Serval does a tap dance and spins around.
Play:Servals play by doing multiple backflips and lands on it's back feet in a ta-da! pose.
Trivia.[]
- Servals are in the Caracal family. Proceded by the African Golden Cat and Preceded by the Bay Cat Lineage and Leopardus lineage.[1]
- Servals are known for the Sogga meme.[2]
- Like Caracals they are known to jump upwards of 4mt (12ft) in the air to catch birds mid-flight.
- Their ears are specialized to listen for potential prey items hidden on the thick brush.
- Servals are Diurnal in nature.
- They have the longest leg-to-body ratio of any cat.
- They are nicknamed "Giraffe Cats"
- They have been hybridized with Domestic Cats to form the Savannah Cat breed.[3]
- Only three subspecies of Serval are recognized.
- Their name derives from the Portuguese word for "Lynx".
- There have been reports of both Melanistic (black) and Leucistic (White) coat morphs for Servals.
- Servals cache food for later consumption.
- They are highly effective hunters with more than half of their hunts being succesful.
- They were used as gifts back in Ancient Egyptian times.
Glitches.[]
- The Serval glitches when wearing a backpack, since it's slender body makes the backpack clip into the animal.
- When wearing Jamaaliday Socks their legs extend to a ridiculous degree.
- When wearing a Phantom Hoodie, a Golden Chain and Sunglasses, a Pizza will appear next to the Serval Avatar as if the player clicked on a Pizza Box, the Pizza will remain floating next to the Player Character until at least one of the items mentioned is unequipped.