Marble Bengal Markings

Bengal body structure and facial markings.

Marble bengal markings. I e background color the marble markings and another color outlining the markings. The sparble is considered a spotted rosetted bengal and not a marbled. Sparbling isn t really an official pattern category but in breeder lingo it is used to describe bengals who possess both rosettes and marble markings or spotted bengals with marble ish patterns. All the other breeds we mentioned have a symmetrical pattern on both of their sides but bengals don t and this is unique to the bengal breed.

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. Silvers have pewter to jet black markings on a clear silver background. In the same way that spotted bengal cats have asymmetrical markings marbled bengal cats do too.

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 marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl. Jean mill produced several of these cats in 1987 and 1988 that were very different from classic tabbies. Enter the sparble pattern where spots and marble collide.

This makes it quite easy if you re wondering whether or not your marbled fur baby is a bengal. The same for a quad colour pattern you will see four distinctive colours that make up the pattern and background. 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.

Also take a look at the cat s physical build. Tarnish can and often does diminish contrast. To identify a bengal cat look for a spotted coat since all bengal cats have one. Most associations that have a bengal breed standard do give preference to marbles that have three or more shades.

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.