MalSavannahs Caterry Blog

Savannahs Bengals V Bengals (a Cross between the Asian Leopard Cat and a Domestic) were the rave of the early 1990’s. In the UK and Europe, Bengal Cats cost tens of thousands of pounds, especially the early generations. As a luxury and rare cat, only movie stars, famous people and the wealthiest in society had the desire and finances to afford them.  They were something special. Wild looks, domestic temprement. Ten years later, Bengal rarity turned to plentiful, prices dropped dramatically and they became the most common pedigree in the UK. Something else was about to take the stage. Savannahs. Descending from a Serval and domestic cat cross, a much easier to tame and better marked cat per generation, the Savannah, offered so much more.  Up to 3 times larger and markings on a par with big Jungle cats. Personality was also more interesting. The issue was producing enough of them. The Serval being eight times the size of a domestic cat, with a gestation period 10 days apart, made the hybridisation exercise much more difficult than producing the Asian Leopard Cat X Domestic cross (the Bengal). Savannahs are the hybrid of the 21st century. Being in short supply, and the best specimins normally on waiting lists only, they are now the rarest and most expensive recognised cat hybrid in the world. Stimulata Savannah Bengal Comments Origin Serval 40lbs Asian Leopard Cat 7lbs Two different hybrids differing in many ways. Ancestor Behaviour Easy to tame social cat Shy, reserved and almost untamable By F4 and SBT the Savannah is completely tame. And most Savannahs tamer than standard domestic cats. Production at Early Generations. Difficult Easy Due to size and gestation period differences at the earlier generations for Savannahs. Appearance Up to 10/10 Up to 8/10 Not yet seen a Bengal coming close to a  Savannahs. Personality 8/10 6/10 All our Savannahs have more interesting personalities than our Bengals. Companionship 9/10 7/10 Larger percentage of Savannahs more affectionate companions than the Bengal Size Up to 3 times ordinary cat Ordinary cat Savannahs having a greater choice of sizes due to the larger Serval ancestor. Temperament 95% stable 70% stable Per generation. Entertainment 7/10 3/10 See it to believe it. Intelligence 8/10 6/10 In various tests given.