The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes the brown, seal lynx point, mink, sepia, and silver colors and spotted and marbled patterns for championship shows. Other colors such as solid black or blue are not accepted to compete in TICA championships, however, these cats are still purebred Bengals.
Brown Spotted Brown Marbled
Spotted Seal Lynx Point Marbled Seal Lynx Point
Spotted Seal Sepia Marbled Seal Sepia
Spotted Seal Mink Marbled Seal Mink
Silver Spotted Silver Marbled
Solid Black Blue Spotted
Glitter is an interesting and unique characteristic of the Bengal which denotes a “gold dust” effect over its coat. It is produced by reflection of light on the hollow hairs of the Bengal cat.
The term “fuzzies” refers to the thicken coat that kitten acquire at 4 or 5 weeks old. It represents a sort of camouflage inherited from the ALC that help the kitten to “blend” with its surroundings. The kitten looses the fuzzies by 12 weeks old.
The bengal Glitter...
The next pages are dedicated to the Bengal patterns, colors and their genetics.
