# What the hell breed is this gigantic housecat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 19, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289 "2007-10-19T12:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/41 "2007-10-21T17:41:17Z")
[QUOTE=Hello Again] How great is it that Big Kitty is friends with the housecat? [/QUOTE] I think he’s just seeing if the house cat would make a good snack. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/42 "2007-10-21T17:53:40Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I think he’s just seeing if the house cat would make a good snack. :eek: [/QUOTE] Mmmmm, goood kitty. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/43 "2007-10-21T18:04:58Z")
I can has steroidz? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/44 "2007-10-21T18:15:32Z")
Anyone else have nightmares about this cat last night? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/45 "2007-10-21T20:32:54Z")
I can has glowing eyez ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/46 "2007-10-22T01:15:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I can has glowing eyez [/QUOTE] Yeah, the housecat from hell! ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/47 "2007-10-22T03:40:05Z")
Purely by coincidence (I was playing around with StumbleUpon), I found [more pictures](http://nerdnirvana.org/2006/cat-fishes-cat-fish/) of the cat and the catfish. It really is quite the formidable beastie. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/48 "2007-10-22T03:45:06Z")
[QUOTE=Ms Macphisto] Purely by coincidence (I was playing around with StumbleUpon), I found [more pictures](http://nerdnirvana.org/2006/cat-fishes-cat-fish/) of the cat and the catfish. It really is quite the formidable beastie. [/QUOTE] [I can haz yer soulz!](http://nerdnirvana.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/13207.jpg) :eek: Or, I can makez yer dog my bitch! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/49 "2007-10-25T15:44:07Z")
Latest huge cat news: [Maccuie the Gayzette Bengal](http://www.gayzette-bengals.co.uk/html/macchuie_gallery.html). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/50 "2007-10-25T16:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Latest huge cat news: [Maccuie the Gayzette Bengal](http://www.gayzette-bengals.co.uk/html/macchuie_gallery.html). [/QUOTE] Wow! With smaller ears, that could almost be a miniature cheetah. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/51 "2007-10-25T16:29:44Z")
That’s not a bengal or a crossbreed, that’s a serval, an medium-sized african wild cat. > **[Serval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval)** > > The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, except rainforest regions. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries. > It is the sole member of the genus Leptailurus. Three subspecies are recognised. The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands 54–62 cm (21–24 in) at the shoulder and weighs 9–18 kg (20–40 lb). It is characterised by a small head, large... ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/52 "2007-10-25T16:34:47Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Latest huge cat news: [Maccuie the Gayzette Bengal](http://www.gayzette-bengals.co.uk/html/macchuie_gallery.html). [/QUOTE] Is it just me or, in that last picture, do both the serval and the dog (a corgi?) look worried? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/53 "2007-10-25T16:36:39Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] That’s not a bengal or a crossbreed, that’s a serval, an medium-sized african wild cat. > **[Serval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval)** > > The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulated in range countries. It is the sole member of the genus Leptailurus. Three subspecies are recognised. The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands 54–62 cm (21–24 in) tall at the shoulder and has a weight ran... [/QUOTE] Oh yeah, it even says so on the site. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/54 "2007-10-25T16:50:27Z")
I know…after I posted that serval link here, I looked up and noticed that the pictures of the serval were in the, you know, serval tab of that website. Yeah, so labeling the pictures as “serval” was a pretty good hint that the cat was a serval, if only I had noticed the label. ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/55 "2007-10-25T17:09:02Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] I know…after I posted that serval link here, I looked up and noticed that the pictures of the serval were in the, you know, serval tab of that website. Yeah, so labeling the pictures as “serval” was a pretty good hint that the cat was a serval, if only I had noticed the label. [/QUOTE] Hey, nothing’s simple! You got any lemur pics? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/56 "2007-10-25T17:50:52Z")
[![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red.ruffed.lemur.ontree.arp.jpg) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red.ruffed.lemur.ontree.arp.jpg) Jesus, how did we manage in the days before wikipedia? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289/57 "2007-10-25T22:26:29Z")
I have a friend who raises Servals - they are big enough to grab stuff off of the kitchen counter with their mouth (while standing on the ground). They’re neat, but more than a little scary - they have their claws, and you **don’t** want one pissed at you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-breed-is-this-gigantic-housecat/423289.md?page=2)