Bengal
The rosettes come from the Asian leopard cat, several generations back. Bengals climb everything, and they are among the few cats that will join you in the shower.
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Overview
The Bengal is a domestic cat carrying the rosetted coat of the Asian leopard cat, produced by crossing that wild species to domestic cats from the 1960s onward and then breeding back to domestic for several generations.
That ancestry has legal consequences that no other coat pattern does. Several US states and many local jurisdictions restrict hybrid cats, sometimes by generation, and the rules are not consistent between them. Checking local law before buying is a real step rather than a formality.
Temperament
Athletic, demanding and extremely intelligent. Bengals are the most physically capable cat on this shelf, and they will use the top of a door frame as a route.
They are affectionate on their own terms and they are busy. Many like water and will join a shower. A bored Bengal opens things, and a Bengal without an outlet for its energy becomes a household problem rather than a quirk.
Care and grooming
The short pelted coat is nearly self maintaining and sheds lightly.
Two inherited conditions have DNA tests and both are worth insisting on: a Bengal specific progressive retinal atrophy causing recessive blindness, and pyruvate kinase deficiency, which causes an inherited anaemia and is found at meaningful frequency in the breed.
Living and exercise
This is a cat that needs a job. Vertical territory, wheels, puzzle feeders, leash walks and daily interactive play are not enrichment for a Bengal, they are maintenance.
Ask what generation the cat is. Later generations are ordinary domestic cats in temperament, and early generation hybrids are a different animal with different needs and different legal status.
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