If you want to talk about the most domineering cat, then it is the Bengal leopard cat. Their handsome appearance makes many people have the urge to raise, so what is this domineering and noble cat like?
1. Origin of descent
The Bengal leopard cat is a very special cat species, the ancestor of the Bengal leopard cat is the Asian leopard cat and the Egyptian domestic cat mixed cat.
By the generation of Bengal leopard cats (the fourth generation of leopard cats), only 1/8 of the blood of Asian leopard cats is left on the cat, without the exclusive wild nature of Asian leopard cats, and their temperament begins to become as docile as domestic cats. When the cat breeds to the fourth generation, the wild has 1/8 left in the body, and the Bengal leopard cat breed is born. And this only 1/8 of the genes is enough for the Bengal leopard cat to have a appearance comparable to that of wild ocelots.
Note: Some people are attracted to the wild nature of wild ocelots and insist on buying and breeding pre-fourth-generation breeds, even real wild ocelots. But in fact, they can not fully adapt to the life of the home, insisting on leaving the wild around will not only cause trouble to their own lives, but also cause harm to their physical and mental health, making them lose both.
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Second, meow like meow
The Bengal leopard cat as a whole should look wilder than other breeds of domestic cats.
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· Coated
1. The coat length of the Bengal leopard cat is short to medium, and the coat is short and dense. The coat feels dense and gorgeous, rarely soft with a silky touch.
2. Bengal leopard cat kitten stage is allowed to have a longer shawl (villi), at three months old, the body will grow a long fluff, generally until seven or eight months later, the villi will gradually fade. Fluff protects kittens because fluffy cats appear to blend in with the yellow weeds around them and are less likely to be spotted by predators.
3. When strong light shines on the ocelot, its coat looks like a shimmering glow, which is a very unique feature of the Bengal ocelot. It is so because the tip of its hair is hollow, which is particularly easy to reflect light back, coupled with a light-like silky surface that "glows" when the hair is illuminated by sunlight.
· Marking introduction
Bengal leopard cat markings include brown dots, brown marbling, black seal dotting, black seal marbling, mink seal dotting, mink seal marbling, seal bobble, seal bobcat dotted, seal bobcat marbled.
Common typical lines
1. The dotted pattern is a monochrome solid dot-like, different size, various shapes of the circle, and the central color and the base color may also be different, so in the Bengal leopard cat body can be seen to belong to a color of the coat color is not the same cat.
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2. Rose patterns are usually divided into 4 main types: arrow roses, claw roses, doughnut roses, and clouded leopard roses. Arrow-like pattern, which can be a solid arrow-like pattern and a hollow circle arrow-like pattern. Arrowhead patterns are most commonly found in wild Asian ocelots.
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Dough roses (including chain roses) have a large contrast, giving people a strong sense of beauty; Clouded leopard roses look mysterious and elegant, all very artistic.
Dough Rose (image from the Internet)
Cloud leopard rose (image from the Internet)
3. There are roughly 4 kinds of marble decoration, horizontal streamlined marble, relatively thin horizontal marble, cluttered marble, closed marble, or commonly known as "paper" marble, large area of marking combined together, but by no means "bull's eye", bull's eye pattern - very undesirable marble ornament.
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· Color classification
TICA officially recognizes the Bengal ocelot in three colors: gold, snow and silver.
1. Golden Leopard
Warm reddish-brown is preferred, and the color of the markings varies from brown to black. White is preferable on the chin, abdomen and inside of the legs.
2. Snow leopard
The snow leopard refers to the white ocelot with a little brown or milk color, the markings on the body are not obvious, or the markings are various changes of brown, there are different changes such as ivory emerald, mink emerald, ivory blue ring and so on.
3. Silver Leopard
The silver leopard is very white and white, the markings are dark black, and the color of the markings contrasts with the black and white color of the silver fur base.
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There may be many types of markings on an ocelot, but we can't look at a certain spot to determine what kind of marking it is.
Third, meow meow personality
1. The Bengal ocelot is a mature pet breed that is lively, friendly, athletic and does not hurt people. They are generally vigilant and witty, with a strong curiosity about things, and the ocelot is also a pacifist and does not actively attack other pets.
2. What has nothing to do with the cold appearance is that this big guy is very clingy. They love human touches and love to put their heads against your face to show affection. I also like to sit at your feet to block your way, or block your computer screen with gorgeous spots of quilts.
3. They have a friendly personality, always want to be the center of the family, and need the constant companionship, full activity and spiritual inspiration of the owner. Feeling bored, Bengal cats can be frustrated and perhaps even destructive.
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Domineering and elegant appearance, lively and friendly personality, such a pet you don't want to take home?