The Savannah Breed Standard calls for a graceful cat that is a domestic version of the tall, lean and muscular Serval . Savannahs have long long legs, a noticeably long neck and a long lean body. The head is small in proportion to the rest of the body which adds to the lengthy appearance. The face is angular not round and the ears are large, rounded at the tips and sit straight up. When you see a Savannah sitting you should be given an overall impression of elegance and length, the tall upright ears atop a long neck over extreme legs.
The eyes of a Savannah are a distinctive shape, with a flattened upper eyelid that gives a hooded appearance. The description of the Savannah eye includes the shape of a boomerang, with one arm going straight across the top of the eyelid and the other arm at ninety degrees running down the broad nose bridge. The eye should not be large enough to distort the equilateral triangle of the face where one side of the triangle runs along the top of the eyes and the two other sides down the straight sides of the angular face to the broad nose. The nose is strong and puffy in appearance, the nose leather may be red or black or a combination of the two.
The body of a Savannah should give an overall impression of legs and long lean musculature. Although not fine in bone, a Savannah is not sturdy and should appear elegant and tall. A Savannah should appear athletic and ready to spring into action.
The pattern of the Savannah’s coat is bold and striking. The spots should be solid, dark brown to black in color, and range from round to oval in shape, with little triangularity or barring (where spots run together to form stripes). Spots on a Savannah should run in a horizontal pattern from head to tail end. Savannahs come in four colors/patterns: the Brown Spotted Tabby, Silver Spotted Tabby, Black Smoke and Black (melanistic). The black and smoke varieties still have spots that are visible in some lights. The tail should be thick and short to medium in length, as the Serval has a three-quarter tail. Its coat is short but a little coarse to the touch, and requires very little grooming. Brigitte Cowell (http://www.kirembosavannahs.com/)
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The eyes of a Savannah are a distinctive shape, with a flattened upper eyelid that gives a hooded appearance. The description of the Savannah eye includes the shape of a boomerang, with one arm going straight across the top of the eyelid and the other arm at ninety degrees running down the broad nose bridge. The eye should not be large enough to distort the equilateral triangle of the face where one side of the triangle runs along the top of the eyes and the two other sides down the straight sides of the angular face to the broad nose. The nose is strong and puffy in appearance, the nose leather may be red or black or a combination of the two.
The body of a Savannah should give an overall impression of legs and long lean musculature. Although not fine in bone, a Savannah is not sturdy and should appear elegant and tall. A Savannah should appear athletic and ready to spring into action.
The pattern of the Savannah’s coat is bold and striking. The spots should be solid, dark brown to black in color, and range from round to oval in shape, with little triangularity or barring (where spots run together to form stripes). Spots on a Savannah should run in a horizontal pattern from head to tail end. Savannahs come in four colors/patterns: the Brown Spotted Tabby, Silver Spotted Tabby, Black Smoke and Black (melanistic). The black and smoke varieties still have spots that are visible in some lights. The tail should be thick and short to medium in length, as the Serval has a three-quarter tail. Its coat is short but a little coarse to the touch, and requires very little grooming. Brigitte Cowell (http://www.kirembosavannahs.com/)
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Links:
http://www.savannahcat.com/
http://www.savannahcat.com/
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About the Photo:
Sadie's Pets MojaDuma of Gattbello, (F1, 50%), Moja, Belongs to Leonard Dieguez and Kristine Alessio and is one of Gattbello's F1 Queens. Moja is about 6 months old in this photograph. She is a very elegant and tall Savannah cat. She can easily jump on top of doors. Her favorite past times are chasing toy mice, chasing feathers, caring for her new born kitten, going for walks on her leash, munching on grass and helping with breakfast and dinner. For videos of Moja please visit www.youtube.com/lifeatthesharpend for more photos of Moja visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10218442@N02/sets/72157600887393432/
Photos taken by Leonard Dieguez (aka lifeatthesharpend productions).
Photos taken by Leonard Dieguez (aka lifeatthesharpend productions).
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