(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Authorities in Macon County warned the public in October that an unusual animal was on the loose in Decatur: A serval, which is a spotted cat native to Africa.
Over the weekend, though, the Macon County Animal Control and Care Center announced on Facebook that they caught the cat between Forsyth and Maroa — north of Decatur.
Animal control said the cat is in its custody and will remain in its custody while legal issues regarding its possession are addressed. The exotic cat will not be euthanized.
After the serval was reported missing, local officials advised anyone who came into contact with the cat not to interact with it.
Ken Frye, director of the Scovill Zoo, told WCIA-TV that servals are “like a housecat on steroids” and are “not a good thing to have mad at you.”
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