Serval

**Serval** is a Friend that has appeared in most Kemono Friends media to date, and is the mascot of the franchise.

## Appearance

Serval's trademark features are two long, black-tipped ears at the crown of her head, an M-shaped marking found beneath aforementioned ears, and a small bow-tie with a spotted pattern on orange that fades into white; this pattern comprises the majority of her attire. The centerpiece of her outfit consists of a white blouse, devoid of pattern, and skirt.

Her EX design first debuted in Guidebook 3 and was unofficially referred to as extra serval before being revealed to be an EX proper at Kemono Friends World in 2019. It has overall darker coloration in the spots and stripes, which cover more of the orange areas of her clothing; they now extend to the edges of her skirt and further down the stockings. The bowties on her shoes are larger and darker, and the stocking pattern itself is less uniform. Her upper half is also noticeably different in several ways. The stray ends of her bowtie are far longer, with stripes instead of spots; her hair is shorter, reaching about earlobe-level, but with much longer side-bangs that frame her face; the M-shape on her forehead is replaced with an arch-shape; and perhaps most notably, her ears bow out to the sides instead of sticking straight up, revealing a black-and-white- pattern on the back side.

## In Real Life

   A serval is a cat native to the African grasslands typically found south of the Sahara Desert. The cat has a lean body and the longest legs and largest ears of any cat breed. Their coats are predominantly shades of tan or orange with black or dark brown markings. The coat pattern helps the cat disguise itself when hunting in tall grasses. The serval is a solitary animal that can live around 20 years.

The serval is a carnivore that preys on rodents, particularly rats, small birds, frogs, insects and reptiles. Servals locate their prey by their strong sense of hearing. To kill small prey, they will slowly stalk then pounce on it. During a leap, a serval can reach more than 2 meters above the ground and cover a distance of 3.6 meters.

The serval prefers areas with cover such as reeds, tall grass and proximity to water-bodies. Servals used to be given as gifts and traded as early as the time of Ancient Egypt and are kept today as pets although many countries require regulated ownership.

## kaban

Serval is her first and closest Friend. Together, they journey through Japari Park, meet new Friends, and fight off Ceruleans as they work together to solve the mystery of Kaban's species. She believes that Kaban can take care of any problem that arises and places an incredible amount of trust in her; Serval goes as far as to sacrifice herself to save Kaban from the Giant Cerulean. The bond these two share, strengthened by the trials they overcome throughout their journey, seems unbreakable as the two continue to remain inseparable even after the two depart from the first island, Kyoshu. Kaban and Serval do not demonstrate an obvious history with one another. Kaban shows she has a connection to Serval, but Serval doesn't entirely acknowledge this, despite getting a familiar feeling from Kaban.

## lucky

Lucky is an acquaintance of Serval that she and Kaban run into upon entering the Jungle Biome. While he does not typically speak to Friends, the two grow close throughout their journey, and Lucky even ends up speaking to Serval for the first time. To highlight the growth of their friendship, it should be noted that Lucky speaks Serval’s name as one of his final words when he goes down with the ship.

## Hippopotamus

She seems to be a longtime acquaintance of Serval in the Savannah as she is quite familiar with Serval’s strengths and general silliness, at least on good enough terms to tease her.

## Penguins Performance Project

As the popular idol sensation of Japari Park, Serval appears to be both knowledgeable about the group and a fan.

## Caracal

Caracal and Serval are together and are prior friends in the beginning of the series. Caracal is her best friend, and the two are usually seen doing various tasks of varying natures. Their complimenting personalities allow them to accomplish a lot of things, with Serval's playfulness, eagerness, and ditzy tendencies balance out Caracal's analytical and sometimes overly focused personality.

## Nana

Nana is her Handler. While the amount of times we see them together compared to Nana and Ezo Red Fox are short, all of their interactions usually go well and their relationship is a very happy one.

## russian rabbit krash

do kaban made it serval formely after found it the krash by the chiko leaf over

## trivial

serval in African from 20 years serval well lost after with cat park from animal of park safe won't this EX friends forgot