Meet our Servals
Lyra
Hello I’m Lyra!
I’m a female serval, and my brother is Vega. I’m one of the most beautiful servals, and love coming over when people say hello! I’m also very playful, and love it when volunteers have enrichment activities for me.
Servals hunt both day and night. Because we are very shy animals and not active in populated areas during the daytime it is a common misconception that we are nocturnal. Because of that, the number of servals left in the wild is unknown.
Vega
Hi I’m Vega!
I’m a male serval, and my sister is Lyra. I’m the tallest serval at our project, and I love playing with my sister Lyra and especially love playing with water! You might find me splashing my feet in my water bowl, and also love enrichment activities.
Servals have both black tear marks, and white under the eyes, showing that we can hunt at either time of day.
Kitana
I was born on March 26, 2010, and I am the oldest serval at Cheetah Experience. I hold a special place here as the very first serval to join the sanctuary. When I was young, I lost one of my legs in a caracal attack, but I adapted with remarkable resilience. Over the years, I have raised several litters, including my daughter, Allegra, showing both my strength and nurturing spirit.
During my recovery, I spent time indoors, where I loved relaxing on the sofas, though my wild nature has always remained strong. I am not a danger to humans, but I value my independence and prefer to keep my distance. Marked with a red "S," I returned to Cheetah Experience in 2022, continuing to embody the free-spirited, wild essence I am known for—even with only three legs.
Thor, Sara, & Peter Pan
Hi, we are the triplets!
Our names are Thor, Sara and Peter Pan. We are siblings and the very best of friends.
Some people find it hard to tell us apart, but once you get to know us a bit better you will find it nice and easy.
Allegra
Hi I'm Allegra!
I am a female serval. I can be very acrobatic, and when volunteers throw food over the fence for dinner I like jumping up and catching it.
Servals have quite a high success rate when hunting, usually around 60%, because we tend to hunt smaller prey, and hunt much more frequently than a larger predator will. A serval has the largest ears of any cat in comparison to their body size.
Cassidy
Hi I'm Cassidy!
I am a little serval girl, and i live with my friend Sasha the caracal.
Servals normally wouldn't live with a caracal, but because we were both born in captivity our caretakers thought we might like to be friends.