The Bengal Cat

The Bengal cat is a fairly new breed admitted to shows in TICA only since 1992.

It is derived from the crossing of an Asian Leopard cat and a domestic cat.  The first three generations of out cross are referred to as foundation cats, F1, F2 and F3.  The forth generation and on are referred to as SBT.  "Bengal" is derived from the Latin name of the Asian Leopard Cat, Felis Bengalensis.

It’s hard to resist touching and petting one of these loveable playful little clowns, they sport such a lush, soft pelt.  Most Bengal cats have a real attraction to water and will play in it for hours at a time.  Very athletic and agile they are a constant source of entertainment.  Bengals are relatively large cats with the male weighing 10 to 18+ lbs and the females slightly smaller.

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Markings/Color

SPOTTED (LEOPARD)
Dark spots on a lighter background with a preference to random placement.  Some Bengals have large spots, some have small.  Spots may be rossetted or solid.  Striping is not desired. 

MARBLED
The marble should have a horrizontal flowing pattern with no bulls eye. 

COLORS
The brown  tabbies have dark spots on a lighter ground color ranging from gray to very rufous (golden red).
Eye color:  yellow to green

The lynx, mink and sepia  tabbies (snow) have a white or ivory background with extreme contrast between the markings and the ground color.
Eye color: blue, green and yellow.