The spotted coat a spotted coat bengal cat is the most popular style of coat.
Marble bengal cat markings.
This dilute colour is not found in the wild cat species and therefore currently not considered for inclusion in the breed.
This colour tends to have a buttery peachy toned background colour with bluish gray spotted or marbled pattern.
All the other breeds we mentioned have a symmetrical pattern on both of their sides but bengals don t and this is unique to the bengal breed.
The most recognizable characteristic is likely their striking distinct markings.
In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too.
It seems that each generation of marble bengals just keeps getting better.
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Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades.
They too can be either spotted rosetted or marbled and again as with all bengal cats a high degree of contrast is most desirable.
The blue bengal s pattern and markings will never turn black.
Silvers have pewter to jet black markings on a clear silver background.
The rosettes however can have a light brown color in them as well.
I e background color the marble markings and another color outlining the markings.
The silver bengal is the most recent addition to the bengal breed s accepted colors.
Generally their coats can be spotted like a cheetah or marbled with long slightly wiggly stripes as seen in marble stone.
Check for a spotted coat.
Odds are if you ve seen a bengal cat.
The marble bengal cats make for great pets but aren t much appreciated in pet shows.
All bengals will without exception have a spotted coat.
The bengal breed s most distinctive physical feature is their beautiful spotted coat though sometimes their coats will be marbled.
This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal.
If the light catches a bengal cat s coat the right way it can look glittery.
The patterns on both tabbies pictured are both symmetrical.
We do not breed classic tabbies we only breed bengals.
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.
Bengals coats are short silky and have an iridescent effect.
Now let s move on to the varieties that aren t recognized by cat associations as of yet.