Meow! It’s National Cat Day. Behold a black cat of a different kind: this melanistic serval…

amnhnyc : ALT Meow! It’s National Cat Day. Behold a black cat of a different kind: this melanistic serval (Leptailurus serval). Also known as the “giraffe cat,” servals have the longest legs in proportion to their body size of any feline. Found in parts of Africa, this predator can jump more than 9 ft (2.7 m) into the air to snatch birds in flight. Individuals like the one pictured, which are rare…