Friday, December 14, 2007

I Love Cats!!!

I love all cats especially the cute and cuddly ones! My favorite cat breed is bengales. The reason for this is my top three favorite animals are 1) cheetah 2) leopard and 3) jaguar. What is a bengal cat? The bengal cats are a hybrid breed between domestic and wild cats.

The bengal cat was first registered into the TICA in 1983. At the moment there are three different bengal cats being bread, they are:

  • The Serengeti Cat - developed from crosses with Oriental or Siamese with the aim to produce a domestic cat mimicking the appearance of an African Serval, without actually incorporating Serval genes by hybridization.
  • The Toyger - developed from crosses with domestic cats with the aim to produce a striped 'toy Tiger.
  • The Cheetoh - an attempt to blend two existing domestic breeds of spotted cats with defined characteristics (Bengal and Ocicat), into a third

The male bengal tiger can way as much as 15 lb, and the female averages between 8 and 10. Over the years the bengal cats have developed a friendly temperament while still strongly resembling the wild cats. Bengal cats are very energetic, intelligent, and curious.

What is funny about bengal cats is they enjoy water!! Bengal cats are almost more doglike then cat. They will play fetch and hide and seek! Cats that bond with there owners can be taught tricks such as sit, shake and go for walks on leashes.

The qualities you want when buying a bengal is rounded ears and fatter tails than a domestic cat. This makes the cat appear more wild!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

my fave breed is FREE!!!!!!!!!!!

they just luuv ya!

such happy little people they are. fat & fluffy! that's what i like! they make the best feet warmers when the power goes out and it's realllly cold!!!

mine are portable speed bumps!!!

the only time they run is for food!!!