I was web searching and i came across this. Is this a real Bengal? is there such a thing as all black?
Shadow- Melanistic-Solid
black Bengal male-2
years old.
Jenn
Shadow- Melanistic-Solid
black Bengal male-2
years old.
Jenn
I agree, would be great to have as a pet.Originally Posted by Epona
Oooooooh! I've been googling having seen this thread and I really like those. I do like the look of bengals anyway but black cats with glitter the thought is just doing my head in. Yeah I know they may not be desirable in breeding terms but I would love one as a pet
Yes, sometimes. It's not a desirable trait of course and rarely happens, but some lines carry for it. Mine do not.Originally Posted by white cat lover
Wait! There are longhaired Bengals!?!?
Here's a webpage showing and describing the longhaired Bengal.Originally Posted by white cat lover
Wait! There are longhaired Bengals!?!?
Actually there is such a thing as a chocolate bengal and it's not considered brown and it's not an accepted color in the bengal breed.Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
At the moment there is no such thing as a chocolate or a golden bengal, but breeders do sometimes refer to these colors when trying to differentiate between brown bengals.
A "chocolate" bengal will still be registered as a brown.
It all gets a little crazy after awhile
Nial,Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
I have to point this out, for the people here who aren't breeders but are interested in bengals, because people DO get confused.
These are the ONLY accepted colors of registered bengals:
Brown Spotted / Marble
Black Silver Spotted / Marble
Seal Mink Spotted/ Marble
Seal Lynx Spotted/ Marble
Seal Sepia Spotted/ Marble
Melanistic, Blue, and any other color of the rainbow are not accepted colors.
Golden, chocolate or any other shade of brown that breeders want to classify their cats as to distinguish them are still registered as brown, therefore technically they don't exist as AOC.
If you ever visit a cat show you will see many shades of brown/rufous/tan in the bengal class, but they are all registered and listed as brown spotted or marble tabby.
Bengal cats also must have a brick colored nose leather and black paw pads (exceptions made for the seal class with paw pad equal to point color) to meet the current standard.