THE BENGAL CAT IS FROM THE ANCESTRAL CROSSING OF A DOMESTIC SHORT HAIRED WITH AN ASIAN LEOPARD
CAT. THE BENGAL CAT OF TODAY WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED IN 1984 BY THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION (TICA) AND MUST BE AT LEAST FOUR GENERATIONS FROM THE ASIAN LEOPARD CAT.
IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A BREED OF DOMESTIC CAT BEEN DEVELOPED TO LOOK LIKE THE SPOTTED AFRICAN LEOPARD BUT SMALLER. THIS UNIQUE CAT ARE KNOWN AS BENGALS AND ARE MAKING GOOD PETS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
THE BENGAL IS A BREED OF DOMESTIC CAT,WHICH IS EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL BUT UNIQUE FROM OTHER BREEDS OF CATS. THE BENGAL IS AN ALERT VERY FAST, AND FUN TO WATCH AND WILL ENTERTAIN YOU.THE MOST APPEALING LOOK OF THE BENGAL IS IT'S STRIKING BEAUTIFUL LEOPARD LIKE PATTERNS. IT'S UNIQUCLY SOFT SMOOTH PELT COAT IT'S LIGHT COAT WITH DARK SPOTS AND IT'S WILD LOOK AND NEW TO THE DOMESTIC CAT WORLD.
THERE ARE OTHER SPOTTED BRED OF CATS, BUT NONE SO WILD IN APPEARANCE AND CONFORMATION AND STILL HAVING A SWEET GENTEL NATURE.
COATS COLOURS PATTERNS;
PELT: IS THE NAME TO DESCRIBE THE BENGAL CATS UNIQUE FUR COAT.
THE COAT SHOULD BE DENSE AND SHORT TO MEDIUM IN LENGTH.
SOFT TO TOUCH WITH A GLOWING SHEEN TO IT.
GLITTER: THE ASIAN LEOPARD DOSEN'T HAVE GLITTER,, BUT THE BENGAL CAT HAS, IT IS LIKE THE CAT HAS BEEN SPRINKLED WITH GOLD GLITTER, SHINNING AND SHIMMERING OVER THE COAT.
ROSETTES: NO OTHER CAT EXIBITS ROSETTING LIKE THE BENGAL.
MOST BENGALS HAVE A SINGLE SPOTTING. ROSETTES ARE SPOTS WHICH SHOW DIFFERENT COLOURS ON THE ONE SAME SPOT. TO FORM WHAT LOOKS TO BE A ROSETTE.
COLOURS: BENGALS COME IN VARIOUS COLOURINGS.
THE 2 MAIN GROUPS ARE BROWNS AND SNOWS.
BROWNS: BROWNS HAVE GROUND COLOURS RANGING FROM BROWN TO DARK ORANGE (RUFFIS). BEING VERTICAL.
GROUND COLOURS PREFFERED LIGHT TAN, GOLDEN ORANGE, YELLOW WITH VISABLE AND CLEAR PATTERNS AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUFFISING.
LIGHTER SPECTICALS OUTLINING THE EYES AND LIGHTER SHADES ON THE WHISKER PADS, CHEST, CHIN BELLY AND INNER LEGS. TIPS OF TAIL ENDS BEING DARKER COLOUR.
EYE COLOURS GOLD GREEN AND HAZEL.
BLACK LIP AND EYE RIMSS, NOSE OUTLINED BLACK INNER COLOUR FROM PINK TO BRICK RED. PAW PADS BEING BLACK.
SNOW GROUPS:
SEPIA: GROUND COLOURS RANGING FROM OFF WHITES TO LIGHT TAN, WITH CLEAR PATTERNS. THUMBPRINTS ON BACK OF EARS.
LIGHTER SPECTICALS OUTLINING THE EYES.
