The Bengal is a hybrid, resulting from
the crossing of a domestic cat with
an
Asian leopard cat. The name Bengal
doesn't apply to the cat until the fourth
generation, when they are considered
to be the most stable and domesticated.
Most pet Bengals are wild only in looks,
not in personality. This breed
is
muscular, energenic, active, alert and
intelligent. The breed was started
in
1963 by Jean Mill. They get along
wonderfully with other family pets.
Bengals come in two patterns,
spotted and marbled. The spotted
should be formed in a random and
horizonal pattern rather than vertical.
Rosetts are prefered over plain
spotts but good contrast is very
important. The marbled pattern
should flow horizontally, rather
than the bullseye pattern, and
should resemble marble.
