The Serval cat is distributed widely throughout Africa. They are most common in the open savannas, from lightly bushed country to forests, but particularly near marshy places or rivers. They also are found on high mountain moorlands. In the tall grass a Serval performs his signature style of pouncing up and down in pursuit of mice and other rodents. Their ears are not quite radars but close.
Servals often hear their prey and react rather than reacting to the sight of their prey.
The Serval can supposedly hear the motion of a rodent as far as 20 feet away in the tall grasses of it's natural environment. The Serval is mostly a nocturnal animal but sometimes can be diurnal. They are considered mostly a terrestrial cat, as it's long legs testify, however it can easily climb trees making it arboreal as well. This is an example of the extreme adaptability of the African Serval Cat. This sound actually sounds like the loud chirp of a large bird more than it sounds like anything we would associate with any kind of cat.