

Bengals come in a variety of colors, including golden, bronze, mahogany, gray, and silver, with spots or marbling in black or browns.īecause of the Bengal cat’s uniqueness, Royal Canin developed a cat food specially formulated for him. The Bengal is the only spotted domestic cat breed with well-defined markings called “rosettes,” similar to those found on leopards, jaguars and ocelots, and can also have a marbled pattern, he adds. Mill started out by crossing a domestic cat with the Asian Leopard Cat, a small, spotted, non-domestic cat species from Asia, says Hutcherson. “If you want a couch potato cat, don’t get a Bengal,” Hutcherson advises. The playful breed loves interacting with people and can be easily trained to do tricks, he says. Like their larger, wild counterparts, the Bengal is very active and likes hanging out in high places. “The Bengal should look like a little leopard,” says Anthony Hutcherson, chairperson of TICA’s Bengal cat breed committee. But that being pretty unrealistic, the next best thing is one of the small domestic cats with the look of their bigger kin,” says Vickie Fisher, treasurer for The International Cat Association (TICA).Ĭheck out these six spotted cat breeds: Bengal “Many people dream of being able to have one of the big, beautiful wild cats in their living room. But they’re much more domesticated than their wild cousins and make great pets. Some even have the blood of their wild counterparts coursing through their veins. Spotted cat breeds are sought after for their exotic beauty.
