Asian leopard cat prionailurus bengalensis and domestic tabby or siamese mix if of the snow variety coat type.
Bengal cat marbled manx tabby.
For a bengal cat to be kind and affectionate he must have been socialized and cuddled from an early age.
Breed information and traits.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
But if you re hoping for a show quality bengal the price tag can be in the thousands.
As a large athletic cat the bengal needs to run jump and romp to be contented.
There are also many spotted domestic cats that show these ocicats egyptian maus and brown spotted manx to name just a few.
The first months at the cattery are very important.
Sometimes described as glittered coat patterns.
The temperament of the bengal kitten you are going to buy is of the utmost importance because that will determine your bond attachment and love for him.
If given adequate room for exercise she can maintain her own weight without too much difficulty.
Tabby cats and bengal cats can often look very similar.
Spotted or bull s eye marble or rosette.
And quite a few marbled breeds like the marbled manx cats the marbled british shorthairs and marbled oriental and asian tabbies.
8 15 pounds or 3 6 6 8 kilograms body type.
The bengal cat club notes that prices depend on the location the breeder gender quality and generation removed from the asian leopard cat.
They note 10 000 as one of the highest prices and there are reports of a british woman paying 50 000 for a bengal.
She is a curious and alert cat.
Without a bill of sale some sort of registration pedigree papers from the breeder or more information from whoever surrendered the cat in.
It was due to the overwhelming popular demand of cat show judges and audiences clamoring to see this amazing marble kitten in madison square garden and all over the country that jean mill began campaigning to add the marbled pattern to the bengal breed standard.
Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.
The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
The bengal is an active cat who is extremely athletic.
The bengal attaches closely to her people and is a loyal friend.
Regular tabby cats can have these characteristics too.