What should you do when an African wild cat falls in love with your hair? Go with it and keep that camera rolling! We can't really explain the serval's strange fascination ... but our cameraman Boris does have a pretty impressive mane.
The cat was giving a really good sign of affection, grooming. Be flattered. The cat probably thought you had matted fur and he wanted to fix that for you.
This is a Serval, a very rare cat not an African Wild cat. Is this a shelter for african species ???? Or a zoo ??????, And what earth Wild is doing in this kind of place , Please explain thank you
In my youth I had a summer job in a zoo. We had an old male lion who had been declawed and defanged as a cub and kept as a pet for years before he came to live at our zoo. He was like a big friendly puppy dog. We let him roam around the zoo loose. Yes his name was Leo. The sign at the entrance warned people that Leo liked to sneak up on visitors and roar to make them jump but he was pretty harmless. The kids loved petting him. Leo's favorite food was spaghetti and meatballs, especially meatballs. He loved chasing basketballs around but 99% of the time he would sit on his "perch" under an old oak tree and sleep. The most dangerous thing about Leo is he could literally lick you to death with that rough tongue of his. He was also much more likely to lean against you and cuddle than pounce on anyone. I'd have taken him home if I could.
No, actually it does not and the fact that you think so shows how little you know about the topic. This has been common practice in the past for keeping large cats as pets which makes them defenseless in the wild. They will NOT die from having their fangs removed though it is a form of cruelty. They don't need their fangs to eat but they do need their canines. Elderly lions often lose most of their teeth. in the wild they do die because they can't chew their food but in zoos they simply grind up their food like one would for a baby.
Legend Length correct. they survived ONLY as long as a human was there to feed them nothing but mush. even then, the cats die after a few years in captivity due to the host of health issues that arise when you remove said canine teeth. just like literally any predator.
This brought tears to my eyes, as it reminded me of my cat. She lived a good long 17 years. When I went to bed, she would jump up and do this to my hair. She did that for more than half of my damn life. Was honestly a better and more caring mother figure in my childhood than my actual mom. I got a tattoo of her on the back of my left hand, her face is blooming out of a Rose of Sharon, we buried her under one when she passed. It symbolizes both the undying love I have for this cat, but also my own personal belief that our spirit remains in this world. Every year, the tree she lies under blooms 2-4 times, something Rose of Sharon are not supposed to do.The tree has survived late spring frosts, which have killed our other similar trees. Is thriving in bad soil, which isnt even soil...its sand... I got a tattoo of her so id never forget her, and she has been paying back my memory of her by living on in any way she can, even if that means being a tree that has beaten all odds.
Riptide Gaming Wow that beautiful. I'm so sorry for your loss. My tortoise cat mamed Dulcinia was similar.. Would come and comfort me if I was sick or crying. She passed away 20 years ago at the age of 19 and I still miss her.
Riptide Gaming oh god bless you hon. I know your pain. My baby Liz got very sick a few months ago and I had to put her down. I buried her under a juvenile oak tree next to my mom's beloved Miss Priss (who lived to be 19) so that our love for them can grow with the tree.
African lions are subtly different than most other big cats. There's probably some more extensive speciation going on there, but it will take a couple hundred thousand years to see where it's going. But in general yeah, most "big cats" are pretty much the same as "small cats" including house cats. It's just the smaller ones can't do as much damage to us when they get excited or angry, so we can keep them as pets. Pumas and cheetahs, not so much... but we CAN relate to them the same way; just gotta be more careful around the bigger ones. Just remember to scritch around the ears. :-)
In typical feline fashion, it was trying to groom and preen curls and knots into smooth, flat fur. Unfortunately, that's not how his hair works. That had to hurt. :P
I envy your job!! I got to meet 3 servals at the animal hospital here, they are truly amazing. I have loved watching Zeus, so to meet an actual serval in real life was truly amazing experience.
Earth Touch, does this serval have a name? Our cat River does this with me. I take it as a loving thing, "your fur really NEEDS groomed!" in the same spirit as "you don't smell cat enough, let me fix that for you," and "here, I brought you this dead mouse/bird/mole because I know you're hopeless and hunting and I love you too much to starve."
My boyfriend's cat (who used to be mine) does this when your hair is greasy and dirty... she tries giving you a bath then gets irritated and bites your hair lol i wish i could post a picture of her doing it to me after a long day outside and my hair got sweat in it lol
My boyfriend's cat would freak out in his or my hair after washing it like it was catnip. He would rub his face all around and get tangled in it. I guess he liked almond mint... 😻
Experiences with wild Animals of any kind, Big Cats, whales, Dolphins, Deer, Moose, Fox, Wolves, seals, monkeys (as long as they're good) I mean not trying to eat you for lunch or anything....are in my opinion the most incredible/magical things that a human can have on this earth. When I watch people interacting with them, I wish I was the one there instead. but that''s just my opinion because I love Animals.
Serval cats are dangerously wonderful animals. They're cute, but wild as well. I would freak out if a serval came stalking me like that :p That man was so patient with the cat.... thanx a lot guys, really enjoyed this video.
my cat does this to, with my mum he always tries, but she's got fairly long hair so it gets caught on his tongue, and he doesn't like that. with me (now that it's growing back after chemo) he just licks my whole head until it's soaking wet.
I have curly hair too and the rest of my family don't. One of our family cats used to do this to my hair but not to my brothers or mum who had shorter hair that wasn't as curly. Just wondering if the curls confused the cat and it was trying to straighten them out. Our cat used to tug at mine gently with his teeth and paws. It's actually a pleasant but strange experience.
well its totally clear what's going on here. That serval was dared 25 cents to fix this guys hair by the one sitting over by the gate. had no one noticed it looking back several times like "dude I did it where's my quarter? are you even looking?!"
Watta you want ? You have beautiful hair! Can't you take a complement ? My DOMESTICATED CATS, used to do MY hair styling in the same fashion onto perfection, I felt so flattered...Aye !? 🐱🐈😍😘😎😂😆
One of my cats, who is now with the angels, did this to me as well as anyone who visited my home. He loved the smell of hair products. I miss him. This vid tugged at my heartstrings.
Rich Sherman Hey Rich... no... you wouldn't. They are gorgeous... but no you wouldn't. I've seen the Serval in person. They are beautiful cats... they are as big as a Lab dog. They are wild and if you think the domestic cat... especially the male domestic cat sprays than the Serval is 100 x worse. You can train to walk these cats on a leash though. They are only legal in some states. They can be bred with domestic cats but you would have to go through a breeder and the more Serval in the cat the higher the cost. Back some years ago they could go as high as 28K. Also if you were to get an actual Serval... they are extremely active. If you like Bobcats... there is a breed called the Pixie Bob. They look like the Bobcat. They are completely domestic and can sometimes be taken away from you if you can't show paperwork proving they are a Pixie Bob and not the Bobcat. The Bobcat is illegal and can be quite vicious.
Your comparison to a lab or any other big, energetic dog is spot on. If you have a large fenced in property the cat can roam around freely in and hunt on, and time to spend playing with it, a Serval can be somewhat of a pet. But keeping one in a house? No way in hell, unless you want everything you own destroyed and a very unhappy cat!! I once was on a hike in a local park, and spotted a bobcat. It was kind of weird - I caught sight of it out of the corner of my eye; it was sitting on a tree stump next to the hiking trail. I looked over and thought, "Wow... that's a pretty big house cat"... then looked closer. The look in it's eyes was both familiar and strange, the ultimate in "feral". It just calmly watched me passing by, relaxing in the sun. I probably could have walked right up to it and it wouldn't have flinched. But I left it alone - that clearly was the right thing to do. A very strange encounter.
She was accepting you as one of her group. If you want a cat, or especially a kitten, to accept you then do the same as this Mom does. Pull the fur up two or three times then smooth it back down and repeat. It works really well on traumatised cats and even dogs.
I feel your pain, Boris. I wouldn't call myself a cat person, but for some reason, they love the shit out of me. Even the feral cats in my neighborhood will come along and rub against my legs, and it's not like I feed them or anything.
I have a friend with whom cats love to rub against his legs and sit on, and while he likes cats he's allergic to them/their fur, lol. Weird how things work out.
One of my cats grooms my hair after I wash it. It hurts but it feels so good at the same time. I can only imagine the pain the cameraman had to endure.
