A Michael Broad Blog
Can Bengal cats live in apartments? No, in my opinion. I mean they can and do. But it is just not right as far as I am concerned. Why? Because they are wildcat hybrids. They are more active than the typical domestic cat. They are more demanding than the true domestic cats. There is …
Thanks to the Royal Bengal Cattery I am able to publish on PoC an excellent Infographic showing eight different types of Bengal cat coat. I must say that it can be a little confusing to outsiders so this infographic is most welcome. The Bengal cat has come a long way since the early days …
The Bengal is still a very modern cat; full of bling and zing despite being created in the 1980s. There was a time when there was a surge in interest in wild cat hybrids resulting in the motivation to create fresh breeds. There are several wildcat hybrids in addition to the Bengal, the best …
The Russian breeder, Лариса Десятова, of this very interesting-looking black purebred cat describes him as a: 🧚♀️ Bengali male 🧚♀️ melanistic, born 30/11/20/. I believe that she means “Bengal male”. There is no breed called the ‘Bengali’ to the best of my knowledge or at least I have never heard of such a breed. …
This is effectively a lynx (tabby) seal pointed Bengal cat with very faint doughnut shaped (rosettes) tabby spots against a snow white coat. Phew. Quite a cat. It the first time I have seen one but they seem to have become quite popular and accepted. It is a Siamese cat – Bengal cat hybrid …
I wrote about Bengal cat glitter in 2008. More is known about this phenomenon nowadays. I thought, therefore, that I would revisit the subject. In simple terms, it refers to a coat which appears to glitter in the light as if somebody has sprinkled some stardust over it. Belle Ami Bengals provides a nice …
This is a lovely Bengal cat with clear arrowhead markings. There are many different types of coat markings for this breed. The arrowhead is not the most common. However, it is easy to identify as the shape is clear. The arrow always points towards the rear of the cat. It seems to me that …
This explains some key appearance characteristics that help to identify, as genuine, a cat advertised as a “pedigree Bengal cat”. There are lots of Bengal-mix cats, which are not purebred, pedigree cats and which look like a Bengal cat to an untrained eye. There are also poorly bred Bengal cats that look wrong. The …
