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.