Marble Bengal Markings

The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors.

Marble bengal markings.

Also take a look at the cat s physical build. Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades. I e background color the marble markings and another color outlining the markings. Silvers have pewter to jet black markings on a clear silver background.

Enter the sparble pattern where spots and marble collide. 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 marble pattern is the term used to describe the appearance of the blotched tabby sometimes called classic or bull s eye pattern in the bengal cat. To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one.

The same for a quad colour pattern you will see four distinctive colours that make up the pattern and background. This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal. Tarnish can and often does diminish contrast. Jean mill produced several of these cats in 1987 and 1988 that were very different from classic tabbies.

Bengal body structure and facial markings. The sparble is considered a spotted rosetted bengal and not a marbled. The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns. A silver bengal should be free of tarnish a yellowing or browning of the coat color or pattern.

The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl. In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too. They too can be either spotted rosetted or marbled and again as with all bengal cats a high degree of contrast is most desirable. These marbled bengals are often referred to as tri colored marbles.

It seems that each generation of marble bengals just keeps getting better. And quite a few marbled breeds like the marbled manx cats the marbled british shorthairs and marbled oriental and asian tabbies.