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We are a small cattery on the Mid North Coast. We live on a beautiful mountain with spectacular veiws of the ocean and valley. My husband was the first one to fall in love with the Bengals and so Mountainmist Bengals was decided upon. We hope to breed lovely quality Pet/Show/Breeder Bengals and to learn all we can about these gorgeous wild cats.....
Bengal Cats are a cross between a small Asian Leopard Cat (Felis Bengalensis) and a domestic cat.
Bengal Personality
Bengals are strong, intelligent cats who form strong bonds with their owners. They eat regular cat food and use the litter box, just like other domestic breeds. Bengals are medium size and muscular cats. Another interesting trait of the Bengal is their love of water, they scoop water with their paws before drinking and love to play in puddles or in the shower. Bengals are unique in that they do not have fur like other cats, instead they have a pelt. Most Bengals also have or carry the glitter gene, which makes them shimmer in sun light. Bengal kittens are born with their coat patterns, either spotted or marbled. Bengals should retain the look of the wild but with the temperament of a well balanced domestic cat.
Bengal Colours
Some Bengal colour's and patterns are a follows:
Brown spotted tabby includes leopard spotted (black or dark brown spots and rosettes on beige, tan, or reddish background)
Sorrel spotted (light brown spots or rosettes on light beige or tan background), and charcoal on grey.
Classic brown tabby includes, black marble pattern and sorrel marble pattern on lighter background in two or more colours.
Seal-lynx point includes blue-eyed snow leopards and snow marbles with medium grey or brown pattern on off-white background
Silver spotted or Pearly white snows are black spotted on light silver or grey background, currently being developed.
Bengal Patterns
The marbled pattern occurs nowhere else in nature, while called a Brown Marbled, look for the tricolour marbled kitten. Patterns should be symmetrical on both sides of the body and the pattern should swirl and flow around the body, like the colours in a glass marble. Marbled Bengals also come in all three snow variations, the Seal Sepia, the Seal Mink and the Seal Lynx Point who also sports deep blue eyes.
All Bengals except the Seal Lynx Point Snow must have a black tipped tail and black paw pads. The Seal Lynx Point has a bitter chocolate coloured tail tip and can have a rose tinted nose and paw pads. Marbled kittens start with blackish grey coats with small streaks of lighter coloured fur scattered about their coat.
New Breed Colour's being shown now, but not yet excepted in the Standard include the Blue and the Silver, both come Spotted or Marbled patterns, both are incredible in appearance.
Regardless of colours and patterns, all Bengals should display the same conformation which is reminiscent of their ancestor the truly beautiful Asian Leopard Cat.
