Jua definitely takes more after her dad than mum in temperament!
The serval is a very distinctive member of the small cat family; very slender and long-legged with large oval ears. The colouration of the coat and spotted pattern often leads to their pelts being smuggled into the fur trade and passed off as cheetah. Typically yellowish gold in colour, they can be found to be both melanistic (black) and leucistic (white). However, white individuals have never been noted in the wild and have only occurred in captive populations.
Their closest relatives within the small cat family are the Caracal and African golden cat, who are also native species of Africa. The serval has specific habitat requirements so can end up being locally restricted to small ranges within Africa, as they tend to live near watercourses.
