Caraval
{{short description|Hybrid felines}}
{{distinguish|caravel}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Servical|Cervical (disambiguation){{!}}Cervical}}
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| name =
| image = Caraval.JPG
| image_alt = Caraval kitten
| image_caption = Caraval kitten
| parent = Felinae
| genus1 = Caracal
| species1 = caracal
| link1 = Caracal
| genus2 = Leptailurus
| species2 = serval
| link2 = Serval
| father = caracal
| father_link = Caracal
| mother = Leptailurus
| mother_link = Serval
}}
The caraval (also called a cara-serval) is the hybrid cross between a male caracal and a female serval. They have a spotted pattern similar to the serval, but on a darker background.{{Cite newsletter|title=Endangered Species Conservation Federation, Inc.|date=March–April 2000|website=FelineConservation.org|publisher=LIOC Endangered Species Conservation Federation, Inc.|via=Feline Conservation Federation|volume=44|issue=2|url=https://felineconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/44-2.pdf|format=PDF|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323000605/https://felineconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/44-2.pdf|archive-date=2023-03-23}}{{Cite web|author=BCR Staff|title=B10: Feeding Tour Guide|date=2021-08-22|website=BigCatRescue.org|publisher=Big Cat Rescue|url=https://bigcatrescue.org/b10-feeding-tour-guide/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127015522/https://bigcatrescue.org/b10-feeding-tour-guide/|archive-date=2022-11-27}}{{Cite web|author=|title=Zepo – In Memory|date=January 2015|website=WildcatSanctuary.org|publisher=|url=https://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/resident/zepo-in-memory/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065251/https://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/resident/zepo-in-memory/|archive-date=2022-01-24}}{{Cite web |url=http://messybeast.com/genetics/hyb-serval-caracal.htm |title=SERVAL AND CARACAL HYBRIDS|access-date=2019-09-05|website=Messybeast.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207064551/http://messybeast.com/genetics/hyb-serval-caracal.htm|archive-date=2022-12-07}}
A servical{{Cite dictionary|title=SERVAL|dictionary=Cambridge Dictionary|date=|publisher=Cambridge University Press|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/serval|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323004607/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/serval|archive-date=2023-03-23}} is the cross between a male serval and a female caracal.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Le caracal, un félin aux oreilles musclées !|date=2022-09-08|website=GEO.fr|publisher=GEO|url=https://www.geo.fr/environnement/le-caracal-un-felin-aux-oreilles-musclees-211646|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131142544/https://www.geo.fr/environnement/le-caracal-un-felin-aux-oreilles-musclees-211646|archive-date=2023-01-31}}{{Cite web|language=fr|title=🔎 Félin hybride - Définition et Explications|date=|website=Techno-Science.net|publisher=|url=https://www.techno-science.net/glossaire-definition/Felin-hybride.html|url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315024914/https://www.techno-science.net/glossaire-definition/Felin-hybride.html|archive-date=2023-03-15}}{{Cite web|author=|title=Town&Style 7.29.15 by St. Louis Town & Style - Issuu|date=2015-07-29|website=|publisher=St. Louis Town & Style|via=Issuu.org|url=https://www.isvara.issuu.org/townandstyle/docs/7_29_15|url-status=|access-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=|archive-date=}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} A litter of servicals occurred by accident when the two animals were kept in the same enclosure at Los Angeles Zoo. The hybrids were given to an animal shelter. The only photos show them as tawny kittens.