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I find this story quite interesting, as I have a cat I am almost certain has some serval in him, due to appearence and size (nearing 20 lbs and not "fat" at all)
 
savannah cat = domestic cat crossed with serval
bengal cat = domestic cat crossed with leopard cat
safari cat = domestic cat crossed with geoffroys cat
chausie = domestic cat crossed with jungle cat

(These are the crosses that are actively bred to produce cats for the pet trade. I am sure there are other individual cases that were either experiments or accidents.)

Also, note that the ocicat is NOT an ocelot-domestic cross as the name might imply. That one is 100% domestic cat.
 
Arizona Docent said:
savannah cat = domestic cat crossed with serval
bengal cat = domestic cat crossed with leopard cat
safari cat = domestic cat crossed with geoffroys cat
chausie = domestic cat crossed with jungle cat

(These are the crosses that are actively bred to produce cats for the pet trade. I am sure there are other individual cases that were either experiments or accidents.)

Also, note that the ocicat is NOT an ocelot-domestic cross as the name might imply. That one is 100% domestic cat.
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Fascinating. I had no idea. Are these hybrid crosses fertile, or are they infertile like mules?
 
They are fertile. Generally the offspring from the original cross (dubbed f1, meaning 50% wild and 50% domestic) are then crossed with a domestic again, resulting in an f2 (25% wild and 75% domestic). These offspring are then bred to domestic again, for an f3. Usually generations f3 and later are considered domestic cats (both in terms of legal ownership as well as practical purposes, such as able to eat regular cat food, etc).
 
These hybrids are very beautiful often but I don't think humans should do breedings like that ...
 
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