Search launched for exotic cat that appeared in Georgia woman's bedroom

Officials are searching for a serval, a exotic wild cat native to Africa, on the loose in Georgia.

Officials in Georgia are searching for a serval, an exotic wild cat native to Africa, after a woman claimed it appeared in her house and jumped onto her bed while she was sleeping. The search is concentrated in the Brookhaven area near Atlanta's Buckhead community. On Wednesday evening, a resident called Fulton County Animal Services reporting that a large wild cat entered her bedroom. No one was hurt and her husband snapped a photo of the serval and shared it with state authorities, according to local Georgia ABC affiliate WSB-TV. It's illegal to have servals, which physically appear similar to cheetahs and leopards, as pets in Georgia, the state's Department of Natural Resources told ABC News.