While there are only two patterns under which bengals cats are shown spotted or marble there are descriptive terms used to define the types of pattern seen.
Bengal cat marbled pattern.
The spotted pattern is the most common but the marble pattern is lovely too.
The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.
Forrest was only two weeks old in this photo.
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.
Bengal cats also have a striped black tipped tail.
While most commonly seen in the brown spotted tabby pattern they may also be found in the marbled pattern classic tabby.
One or more colors swirled into the background color.
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.
The goal of each subsequent breeding is to perpetuate desirable traits as much as possible such as a horizontally aligned pattern whether spotted or marbled smaller ears thicker tails with black tips solid bone structure egg shaped heads black paw pads.
Pictured below are photos of one of our black and brown gold marble patterned bengal kitten.
Notice the large athletic build.
Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or.
This is often called a marbled pattern variation.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
Because of the fluid body movements of the bengal cat this pattern gives a striking wild look.
Next is the marbled bengal.
His name is forrest.
Its coat is full of swirls giving the appearance of a boa snake s pattern.
Bengal cats are usually quite large and lean.
Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.
As we all know the very first bengal originated from a cross between the asian leopard cat alc with the domestic shorthair tabby.
Bengals have a wild appearance.
When marble kittens are born they are mainly a solid color with just a few specs of a contrasting color.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
The marbled bengal can come in either the traditional brown colors silver or snow coloring and even in the unrecognized colors.
Bengal coats also come in a marbled pattern.
