Bengal cat

Bengal Cat
A female Bengal Cat with tricolored rosettes and a clear coat.
Origin	United States
Foundation bloodstock	Egyptian Mau, Abyssinian, and others (domestic); Asian leopard cat (wild)
Breed standards
CFA	standard
FIFe	standard
TICA	standard
WCF	standard
ACF	standard
ACFA/CAA	standard
CCA-AFC	standard
GCCF	standard
NZCF	standard
Feline hybrid (Felis catus × Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis)

The Bengal cat is a hybrid (mixed) breed of house cat. They were bred to be even-tempered. This means they do not get angry easily like most house cats. Most Bengal cats weigh 8–15 pounds (3.6–6.8 kilograms) and 10–12 inches (25–30 centimeters) in height.

It was bred with a leopard cat and many other domesticated cats around 1990. From the leopard cat, it has a marbled and spotted coat like a leopard. The cats have also appeared twice and occasionally in the animated media, with one example being Dragon from The Secret of NIMH, who is often asserted to as a dark-gray, pattern-less Bengal.

Other websites

• The International Bengal Cat Society Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Complete Bengal Cat History Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Bengal Cat Facts
• Bengal Cat Guide Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Bengal Genetics
• Owning a Bengal Cat Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

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