The Bengal Cat As A Family Pet
Some other of the cat breeds only codified in the latter part of the 20 th century, the Bengal cat was designed for that take a look of the wild and exotic with the love and closeness of the basic house cat. Western civilization first turned aware of the crossbreeding of Asian Leopard Cats utilizing domestic breeds near the turn of the twentieth century. Obtained not, however , until the 1960's and 70's that these last longer than were used to create an acceptable unique breed. The silver bengal cat is not named for the Asian tiger but comes from the Latin name for the Asian Leopard cat, bengalensis, even though some Bengals do have tiger-like striped markings. Usually the Bengal Cat has large spots and rosettes along its back and sides with some striping on the hind legs. They usually have white underbellies and feature the black "mascara" lines across the eyes. The acceptable coloration includes red, mink, sepia, and silver and comes in both saw and mar...