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The Savannahs are large sized cats. Their body is long and leggy--when a Savannah is sitting, their hind legs are often higher than their spine, like a Cheetah . But also very strong and capable of sudden jumps and sped bursts. Their heads tend to be longer than they are wide, and like their serval ancestors, they have long necks. Also like servals, they tend to have spots on their ears, and their tails are about 3/4ths the length of other cats'. The coat of a Savannah depends a lot on the breed of cat used for the domestic cross. Early generations always have some form of dark spotting on a lighter coat, and many breeders employ "wild"-looking spotted breeds such as the Bengal and Egyptian Mau for the cross to preserve these markings in later generations. The Savannah can have a tan coat with black or brownish spots, or a silver coat with dark spots, a marble pattern, and many other patterns and combinations. They are very intelligent cats. They are known for getting into all sorts of things; they often learn how to open doors and cupboards, and anyone buying a Savannah will definitely have to "Savannah-proof" the house to prevent their pet from getting into things it shouldn't! But they are also very loyal and devoted. Often very doglike. Important to know is that unlike other cats, they really like water. They will jump into bath immediately, if you are under shower expect them to come to you.

ORIGIN: The Savannahs are hybrids produced by crossbreeding African Servals and domestic cats, each generation of Savannahs is marked with a filial number. For example, the cats produced directly from a Serval/domestic cat cross are the F1 generation , and they are typically 50% serval (although if you use a F1 Savannah as the domestic cat, the percentage of serval blood can jump to 75%). The F2 generation, which has a serval grandparent and is the offspring of the F1 generation, is 25% serval. The F3 generation has a serval great grandparent , and is 12.5% serval. They can be very expensive to purchase because of their scarcity. Male Savannah cats are typically sterile until the F5 generation or so, although the females are fertile from the F1 generation and on. Males are usually domestic cats, and are often chosed in such way that the wild look of Savannah is not compromised, so breeders mostly use Oriental Shorthairs, Egyptian Maus, Serengetis and Bengals.