The Bengal Cat
Physical Characteristics
Bengals are large cats; males 15 pounds up to 22 pounds, females 10-12 pounds. They exhibit a feral head, medium ears, a muscular long body, large feet, shorter front legs, a slight raised rump, a thick tail, medium length, carried low with a black tip.
They sport a spotted coat, either random or horizontal. A few Bengals exhibit Rosettes. The coat is a fine Pelt - short and thick with a plush luminous sheen. The best are topped with gold. Some are silver tipped, making the pattern less distinctive. Recognised groups are Leopard spotted, Marble and Snow Leopard.
Bengal cats go through many stages before they develop their true colour. Around the two month stage they go through a grey fuzzy state reaching full rich colour at twelve to sixteen months.
Colour variations:
Brown (Black) Spotted Breed No. 7630
Brown (Black) Marbled Breed No. 7620
Blue-eyed Snow Spotted Breed No. 76b30
Blue-eyed Snow Marbled Breed No. 76b20
Any Other Colour-eyed Snow Spotted Breed No. 76a30
Any Other Colour-eyed Snow Marbled Breed No. 76a20
Black Silver Spotted Breed No. 7630s
Black Silver Marbled Breed No. 7620s
Any Other Colour-eyed Silver Snow Spotted Breed No. 76a30s
Blue-eyed Silver Snow Spotted Breed No. 76b30s
Any Other Colour-eyed Silver Snow Marbled Breed No. 76a20s
Blue-eyed Silver Snow Marbled Breed No. 76b20s
Temperament
The traits from the wild are that they love water and pick up with their front paws. They stalk, retrieve and hunt. Love to climb and are agile and active. Bengals are social, they love people and are dependable. They often talk to their owners with voices that are raspy and sound wild. They use litter boxes, get along with children, relate well to other animals and do not get defensive. They are not fragile or timid, neither are they contrary nor aggressive.
They need the same inoculations as all other cats.
