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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Saturday, July 5

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L.A. Woman

Serval!

By Ann Magnuson

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When the news of the world gets me down and I begin to believe the hype and the snark I just click onto Macchuie's Gallery and all is right with the universe. Ordinarily I wouldn't approve of keeping exotic pets. Raising a wild animal in a suburban home isn't exactly what nature intended. But this serval cat seems to be getting along fine -- especially with these Scottish breeders' other domestic cats. The story of how this one-day-old orphaned cub found itself in this home in Scotland is fascinating but it's the pictures that turn me on. Cuteoverload! I was lucky enough to see a serval in the wild (in Botswana) and wish I could have one for my very own. But I don't think he'd survive long here in Los Angeles. I wonder if Tippi Hedren has any serval cats up at her Shambala wildlife santuary?

I WANTS ME SOME SERVAL!

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Comments

I saw one of these ...a grey one in fact on the street I live on ...on Thanksgiving DAy....not one of the normal neighborhood cats I commonly see....Hmmm odd that you posted this...

Posted at 10:13 a.m. PT on Dec 05, 2007 by randy focazio

One of Tippi's lions bit a caretaker on the back of the neck this week. He's in critical condition. Of course, Tippi's defending the lion, saying it's not his fault.

Posted at 6:08 a.m. PT on Dec 06, 2007 by Barkley, p.r. beagle

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