Bengal Cats: Colors and Patterns of the Bengal Cat. Bengals are bred from the wild Asian Leopard Cat; they look like small leopards but are domestic and loving!! Leopard Spotted, Marbles, Seal Sepia, Seal Lynxpoint and Seal Mink Snow Bengals from Foothill Felines (California breeder).

(Presented By HDW Enterprises & Foothill Felines Bengals)

"What Kind of Bengal am I?"

Within TICA (The International Cat Association), there are the
following recognized Categories/Divisions/Colors for Bengal Cats:

TRADITIONAL CATEGORY, TABBY DIVISION: Brown Spotted Tabby and Brown Marbled Tabby only.
SEPIA CATEGORY, TABBY DIVISION: Seal Sepia Spotted Tabby and Seal Sepia Marbled Tabby only.
MINK CATEGORY, TABBY DIVISION: Seal Mink Spotted Tabby and Seal Mink Marbled Tabby only.
POINTED CATEGORY, TABBY DIVISION: Seal Lynx Point Spotted Tabby and Seal Lynx Point Marbled Tabby only.

COLORS

BROWN TABBY, SEAL LYNX POINT, AND SEAL SEPIA/SEAL MINK

PATTERNS

SPOTTED AND MARBLED

Bengal Cat Colors, which include brown tabby, gold, tawny, grey, shades of chocolate brown, and the snow colors which are seal lynxpoint seal sepia and seal mink!

	Marissa has slight coat ticking but an elegant presence She is considered a "tawny"
	Miata, with a whited belly and a very thick pelt
	Metallica, showing nice arrowhead shaped spots
	Merlot is an excellent example of a highly glittered Bengal

	Marshamelo, lovely seal lynxpoint female at 1 year old
	This type of Bengal is the only kind with blue eyes as adults
	Seal lynxpoint Bengals often do not show their markings until 6 months old

Spotted Snow Mink Bengal Kitten Foothill Felines Mochamelo

Mochamelo is a lovely
example of a clear-coated,
highly contrasted seal mink
spotted Bengal kitten with
green eyes

Bridlewood Special Effects
bred and owned by Chip
Patnode, is one of the most
spectacular spotted seal
sepia Bengals we've seen

	CH Mr. Big Spot has multi-shaded rosetting and a slightly ticked coat
	Marshamelo at 6 months old showing excellent contrast
	Maverick, a gorgeous example of a pelted, clear coat; great contrast, and gold glitter

	Manzanita, a tri-colored marble showing at least 3 colors in her pattern, has super contrast; a clear coat, and a very desirable pattern plus her wild type
	This is a very handsome sorrel marble male kitten bred by Phil Mireles, with a plush coat and lots of glitter
	Malarki, slightly ticked and non-glittered, but with a great pattern and type

CLICK ON KITTY to find more detailed descriptions of the Bengal Colors and Patterns that we have shown examples of here, and to read the TICA Bengal Breed Standard!
CLICK ON KITTY to learn more about the history and genetics of the Snow Bengal (lynx point, mink and sepia)!
CLICK ON KITTY to learn more about the history and genetics of the extremely exotic and beautiful Marble Bengal!
CLICK ON KITTY to learn more about the history and genetics of the lovely yet somewhat controversial Blue Bengal!

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