To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one.
Bengal cat marbled markings.
Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades.
The patterns on both tabbies pictured are both symmetrical.
Bengals coats are short silky and have an iridescent effect.
Also take a look at the cat s physical build.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal.
We do not breed classic tabbies we only breed bengals.
It seems that each generation of marble bengals just keeps getting better.
The most recognizable characteristic is likely their striking distinct markings.
If the light catches a bengal cat s coat the right way it can look glittery.
Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or.
Silvers have pewter to jet black markings on a clear silver background.
Describes when there are three definite colours present the background the marble markings and the center like seen in a spotted doughnut rosette.
A silver bengal should be free of tarnish a yellowing or browning of the coat color or pattern.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.
A desirable bengal marbled pattern will look similar to a classic but it is stretched out along the spine and sides of the kitten cat with asymmetrical markings using the spine as the axis.
The bengal cat is a domesticated cat breed created from hybrids of domestic cats especially the spotted egyptian mau with the asian leopard cat prionailurus bengalensis the breed name comes from the leopard cat s taxonomic name.
These marbled bengals are often referred to as tri colored marbles.
Tarnish can and often does diminish contrast.
You ll find the most common terms below.
All the other breeds we mentioned have a symmetrical pattern on both of their sides but bengals don t and this is unique to.
They too can be either spotted rosetted or marbled and again as with all bengal cats a high degree of contrast is most desirable.
In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too.
You should also note the color of the coat which is typically brown or gold in bengal cats but sometimes also gray charcoal silver or blue.
Within the marble pattern you will hear descriptive terms referring to the type of marble pattern a cat or kitten might have.
