Serval

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The serval.
Felis serval.

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Artist

Name:
Wolf, Joseph
Dates:
1820-1899
Country:
Germany

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Lithograph
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
The Ernst Mayr Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Zoological sketches by Joseph Wolf, vol. 1
Author:
Sclater, Philip Lutley
Publisher:
London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861
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Description:

Color lithograph depicting a serval (Leptailurus serval) standing majestically in profile against a rock face, while a second serval lies beside it, its head turned toward the viewer. Scattered feathers and the remnants of a bird's wing are visible in the foreground. The original caption uses the older synonym Felis serval.

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