Editing Serval (section)

==In culture==
The association of servals with human beings dates to the time of [[Ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Faure|first1=E.|last2=Kitchener|first2=A. C.|title=An archaeological and historical review of the relationships between felids and people|journal=Anthrozoös |date=2009|volume=22|issue=3|pages=221–238 |doi=10.2752/175303709X457577|s2cid=84308532}}</ref> Servals are depicted as gifts or traded objects from [[Nubia]] in Egyptian art.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Engels|first1=D. W.|title=Classical Cat: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|location=Abingdon, UK|isbn=978-1-134-69293-4|url={{Google Books|id=NwkeCwAAQBAJ|page=PT80|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref>

Servals are occasionally kept as pets, although their wild nature means that ownership of servals is regulated in some countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/bigcats/canada.php|title=Regulations Concerning the Private Possession of Big Cats |publisher=Library of Congress|date=2013 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spca.bc.ca/ways-to-help/take-action/exotic-pets/exotic-animal-laws-restrictions/|title=Exotic pet laws in B.C. |publisher=The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/11/05/exotic-cat-fad-concerning-to-many-pet-experts/|title=Wild Cat Hybrid Fad in California Concerning To Pet Experts|date=2013|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> Servals can also be crossed with [[domestic cat]]s to produce the [[savannah cat|savannah]] cat breed.<ref name="NewYorker-2013">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/06/living-room-leopards |title=Living-Room Leopards |first=Ariel |last=Levy |date=29 April 2013 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=6 April 2018 |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063002/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/06/living-room-leopards |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tica-intro">{{cite web |url=https://www.tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds?view=article&id=870:savannah-breed&catid=79 |title=Savannah Breed |date=13 August 2018 |work=TICA.org |publisher=[[The International Cat Association]] |access-date=4 February 2024 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116125448/https://www.tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds?view=article&id=870:savannah-breed&catid=79 |url-status=live }}</ref>