The Bengal is a relatively new breed developed by Jean Mill of California in the 1970's, developed to have a gentle and friendly temperament, while exhibiting the markings (such as spots, rosettes, and a light/white belly), and body structure reminiscent of the wild Asian Leopard cat. The bengals are a hybrid breed developed over several generations through a process of selectively crossbreeding domestic cats, (possessing desired features), with Asian Leopard Cats. Click for a photo of an Asian Leopard Cat.

Size: The bengal is a medium sized cat where a male may weigh as much as 20 lb (9 kg), and a female commonly weighs 7 to 12 lb (4 to 6 kg.)

Colors: Brown, Silver, Snow (Sepia / Lynx / Mink), Melanistic and Blue.

Personality: Bengals can take a great deal of interest in running water and often don't mind getting wet. Bengals have been known to play games with their owners, such as "fetch" and "hide-and-seek." They tend to vocalize to communicate with their humans. Additionally, they have very high-energy, are intelligent, and curious, and so are particularly interactive with their human housemates, wanting to be in the middle of whatever the human is engaged in, and often following the human around the house as household chores are performed.

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