Also take a look at the cat s physical build.
Marbled bengal cat markings.
Giving the cat three different colours in the coat.
The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.
You ll find the most common terms below.
N the late summer of 1993 a large group of bengal kittens awaited judging in king of prussia pennsylvania at the largest tica the international cat association of the year.
The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.
The patterns on both tabbies pictured are both symmetrical.
Describes when there are three definite colours present the background the marble markings and the center like seen in a spotted doughnut rosette.
Within the marble pattern you will hear descriptive terms referring to the type of marble pattern a cat or kitten might have.
These marbled bengals are often referred to as tri colored marbles.
Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades.
All the other breeds we mentioned have a symmetrical pattern on both of their sides.
Bengals have a wild appearance.
The background colour the outline of the markings and the inside of the markings.
Of course marble bengals are also bengals so you d expect to see puffy whisker pads small ears long body thick tail and a demanding active personality.
The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.
This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal.
They too can be either spotted rosetted or marbled and again as with all bengal cats a high degree of contrast is most desirable.
To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one.
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.
I e background color the marble markings and another color outlining the markings.
The beginnings of rosetted markings in the bengal cat.
Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or.
A silver bengal should be free of tarnish a yellowing or browning of the coat color or pattern.
It seems that each generation of marble bengals just keeps getting better.
A desirable bengal marbled pattern will look similar to a classic but it is stretched out along the spine and sides of the kitten cat with asymmetrical markings using the spine as the axis.
In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too.
You should also note the color of the coat which is typically brown or gold in bengal cats but sometimes also gray charcoal silver or blue.
