Bengal Marbled Tabby

The bengal breed has an interesting history.

Bengal marbled tabby.

Without a bill of sale some sort of registration pedigree papers from the breeder or more information from whoever surrendered the cat in. The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns. Learn the differences between tabby cat patterns right here. While most commonly seen in the brown spotted tabby pattern they may also be found in the marbled pattern classic tabby.

Marbled british shorthair marbled oriental tabby marbled manx tabby on our bengal cat facts page we explain lots of different facts about us bengals which may help you if you want further information about the breed. Regular tabby cats can have these characteristics too. The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl. Patterns should be symmetrical on both sides of the body and the pattern should swirl and flow around the body like the colors in a glass marble.

To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one. Also take a look at the cat s physical build. A cat may have spots or marbled fur but that doesn t necessarily make it a bengal cat. It s actually a coat pattern and there are five different types of tabby cats.

You should also note the color of the coat which is typically brown or gold in bengal cats but sometimes also gray charcoal silver or blue. The 5 tabby cat patterns. Bengal coats also come in a marbled pattern. The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.

Domestic seal point tabby cat by cassie j originally posted to flickr as troubles this version from wikimedia commons. A bengals coat can have hairs with an iridescent sheen making it look as if it has been sprinkled with glitter. A tabby cat is not a breed. It starts with the asian leopard cat.

Tabby cats and bengal cats can often look very similar. The leopard cat is a small wild cat found throughout the forests and jungle areas of asia hence the name asian leopard cat or alc there are many subspecies of the leopard cat.