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Qualities
from the Bengal's wild ancestry include: Acute hearing, Keen vision,
Agility, Leopard like Pelts, and, a love for water.
There are several colors and patterns available
in the Bengal Breed. The "Leopards" have dark spots on a lighter
base color, ranging from grey, to golden red. The "Snow Leopard"
has spots on a ivory background. The "Marble" pattern is
comprised of swirls of brown, or, black, flowing in a horizontal fashion,
on a ivory, grey, or golden red background. Eye color can be Blue, Green,
or Gold.
Bengal Kittens will get along with most household
pets, but they do need to be introduced into their new environment slowly,
and with love, and affection. Bengal Kittens mature slowly, and go through
a "fuzzy" stage from, three weeks, to six months. The coat does
not fully develop for one, to two years. Therefore, your kitten is but a
suggestion of the mature cat he, or she, will become.
Pelt:
We hear that term a lot with the Bengals. In
fact, it is one of the few pelted domestic cats today. A pelted coat has a
definite grain to it. It grows in one direction, towards the back of the
cat. So that when it is stroked, the hair-coat lies flat and close to the
hide. The pelt is generally shorter and so offers a nicer, thicker, more
velvety plush feel to the touch. Not unlike the mink!
Only Bengals have Glitter:
No one really knows what fluke of nature caused
this gene, but we fight desperately to keep the "Icing on the
cake", so to speak! Glitter is caused by a clear, hollow hair shaft.
It offers a shiny reflection in the coat as the light prisms into and back
out. In appearance it resembles gold and copper metal flake of glitter! It
lends, in effect, a silky, glossy, polished appearance. Much like an
ice-storm leaves a glassy sparkle on the trees.
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