Serval is a terrestrial species, developing outside of water bodies, reproducing through viviparity, with offspring born live on land, not hatching from eggs or spawn; the female carries the young for approximately 70 days and gives birth to them in a secluded location, usually from two to four kittens, in a ground nest located directly on the surface of the ground; embryonic development takes 2 months 1 week, and the litter size is 1–5; only the mother exhibits parental care for the offspring, feeding and teaching them to hunt until they reach an age of six-eight months; sexual maturity occurs at an age from 1 year 6 months to 2 years, and the reproductive interval is from 6 months to 1 year 1 month; reproduction always occurs through homogamy with fertilization, without a change of generations.