Marbled Bengal Cat Markings

All the other breeds we mentioned have a symmetrical pattern on both of their sides.

Marbled bengal cat markings. A silver bengal should be free of tarnish a yellowing or browning of the coat color or pattern. Silvers have pewter to jet black markings on a clear silver background. Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or. It seems that each generation of marble bengals just keeps getting better.

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. The beginnings of rosetted markings in the bengal cat. Within the marble pattern you will hear descriptive terms referring to the type of marble pattern a cat or kitten might have. Describes when there are three definite colours present the background the marble markings and the center like seen in a spotted doughnut rosette.

The background colour the outline of the markings and the inside of the markings. The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl. They too can be either spotted rosetted or marbled and again as with all bengal cats a high degree of contrast is most desirable. 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.

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 patterns on both tabbies pictured are both symmetrical. To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one. Among the bengal kittens an array of the breed s unique qualities were visible to those who saw them.

This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal. Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades. These marbled bengals are often referred to as tri colored marbles. You ll find the most common terms below.

Giving the cat three different colours in the coat. Also take a look at the cat s physical build. In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too. The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.

None of these are mine btw. 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. Bengals have a wild appearance.