Bengal Cat Marbled Pattern

Its coat is full of swirls giving the appearance of a boa snake s pattern.

Bengal cat marbled pattern.

While most commonly seen in the brown spotted tabby pattern they may also be found in the marbled pattern classic tabby. The marbled bengal can come in either the traditional brown colors silver or snow coloring and even in the unrecognized colors. While there are only two patterns under which bengals cats are shown spotted or marble there are descriptive terms used to define the types of pattern seen. A bengals coat can have hairs with an iridescent sheen making it look as if it has been sprinkled with glitter.

Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or. Bengals have a wild appearance. Bengal cats also have a striped black tipped tail. The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl.

The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors. One or more colors swirled into the background color. Bengal coats also come in a marbled pattern. The goal of each subsequent breeding is to perpetuate desirable traits as much as possible such as a horizontally aligned pattern whether spotted or marbled smaller ears thicker tails with black tips solid bone structure egg shaped heads black paw pads.

We have compiled photos of several different wild cats that help show the patterns and wild look that bengal breeders are working towards in the above photo album. His name is forrest. Forrest was only two weeks old in this photo. 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.

Because of the fluid body movements of the bengal cat this pattern gives a striking wild look. Next is the marbled bengal. As we all know the very first bengal originated from a cross between the asian leopard cat alc with the domestic shorthair tabby. Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.

Notice the large athletic build. Pictured below are photos of one of our black and brown gold marble patterned bengal kitten. Bengal cats are usually quite large and lean. This is often called a marbled pattern variation.

When marble kittens are born they are mainly a solid color with just a few specs of a contrasting color. The spotted pattern is the most common but the marble pattern is lovely too.