Full list: the 'dangerous wild animals' being kept in Herefordshire

Herefordshire Council received two dangerous wild animal licence applications in the last two years, both of which were granted.

The full list of licensed animals being kept in the county comprises of a mountain lion, a lynx, serval cats, lemurs, and a zebra.

Mountain lion

Otherwise known as a cougar or puma, mountain lions are native to the Americas.

Tawny beige with black markings on their faces, tails, and ears, they prey on deer and smaller animals in the wild.

Lynx

Lynx once roamed wild in Britain, but were hunted to extinction in much of western Europe.

Standing a little smaller than a Labrador, they have brown fur with black spots and tufts at the tips of their ears.

The cats, which hunt small prey including roe deer, rabbits, and rodents, have been reintroduced in several countries and can be found across Eurasia.

Serval

These small African cats are found across much of Africa.

Reddish-brown with black spots and white spots on their ears, these solitary cats hunt both small mammals and fish.

Lemur

Native to Madagascar, lemurs are a species of small primate.

They are highly adapted to specific habitats, with their diets largely featuring fruits and insects.

Zebra

These striped equines are probably one of the most widely recognised of Africa's animals.

The grazing animals live in family groups in eastern and southern Africa.

It is an offence to keep any animal listed in the schedule of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 without a licence with the exemption of zoos, circuses and pet shops.