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Bengal Cats:are they hybrids or are they true domestic cats?



 
 
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Old February 24th 05, 05:52 AM
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Default Bengal Cats:are they hybrids or are they true domestic cats?

Please help me. From reviewing the various websites online regarding
this
breed I have having trouble understanding one thing.

Is this an actual hybrid between a domestic cat and a wild cat of some
sort.

How do Bengals differ from other domestic breeds?

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Old February 24th 05, 06:01 AM
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Bengals are supposedly a cross between an Asian Leopard and a domestic cat.
According to one Site I found they are more like domestic cats than those of
their wild cousins. Of course all cats are wild as they are predators and
also have natural hunting instincts. While humans may call them domesticated
because they live amongst humans you can also look at them and say they are
intelligent and beautiful creatures which have many of the instincts that
cats in the wild do.

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Please help me. From reviewing the various websites online regarding
this
breed I have having trouble understanding one thing.

Is this an actual hybrid between a domestic cat and a wild cat of some
sort.

How do Bengals differ from other domestic breeds?



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Old February 24th 05, 06:22 AM
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Cat Protector wrote:
Bengals are supposedly a cross between an Asian Leopard and a

domestic cat.
According to one Site I found they are more like domestic cats than

those of
their wild cousins. Of course all cats are wild as they are predators

and
also have natural hunting instincts. While humans may call them

domesticated
because they live amongst humans you can also look at them and say

they are
intelligent and beautiful creatures which have many of the instincts

that
cats in the wild do.



Would you consider the Bengals to be somewhat analogous to the wolf x
dog hybridization popular among some canine enthusiasts?

My (probably naive) impression is that the wolf-hybrids are far more
wolf-like than the Bengals are "Leapard"-like.

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Old February 24th 05, 06:58 AM
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"Troy Mangum" wrote in
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Would you consider the Bengals to be somewhat analogous to the wolf x
dog hybridization popular among some canine enthusiasts?

My (probably naive) impression is that the wolf-hybrids are far more
wolf-like than the Bengals are "Leapard"-like.


The explanation of the origin on the Bengal Cat Society page seems the best.
http://www.tibcs.com/aboutbengals/bengal.php
The wild origin is a small spotted wild cat. The Bengal Cats offered as pets
are several generations removed from that origin.


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Old February 24th 05, 07:05 AM
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Laura K wrote:
"Troy Mangum" wrote in
oups.com:

Would you consider the Bengals to be somewhat analogous to the wolf

x
dog hybridization popular among some canine enthusiasts?

My (probably naive) impression is that the wolf-hybrids are far

more
wolf-like than the Bengals are "Leapard"-like.


The explanation of the origin on the Bengal Cat Society page seems

the best.
http://www.tibcs.com/aboutbengals/bengal.php
The wild origin is a small spotted wild cat. The Bengal Cats offered

as pets
are several generations removed from that origin.


Thanks for the link.

Do you happen to know if they are they recognized by The International
Cat Association or any other breed registration orgs?

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Old February 24th 05, 10:32 AM
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Troy Mangum wrote:
Please help me. From reviewing the various websites online regarding

this
breed I have having trouble understanding one thing.

Is this an actual hybrid between a domestic cat and a wild cat of

some
sort.//


In a word, yes. They are acutally hybrids between the wild Asian
Leopard cat and the domestic cat. Most bengal pets are several
generations removed from the original crosses and F1 & F2 offspring,
but all of them have the wild genes of the asian leopard cat to one
extent or another.

The bengal owners out there will be able to tell you how they're
different to normal domestic moggies!

Helen M

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Old February 24th 05, 05:57 PM
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On 23 Feb 2005 22:05:35 -0800, "Troy Mangum"
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Do you happen to know if they are they recognized by The International
Cat Association or any other breed registration orgs?



We are accepted for Championship status in every registry
except CFA (who believes that our incredibly sweet cats are 'vicious
and unhandleable'). I responded to your query in alt.cats and
alt.pets.cats.



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Old February 24th 05, 10:34 PM
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I happen to think the CFA is a good organization but there are a lot of
politics involved. Then again, you get that with a lot of organizations.

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On 23 Feb 2005 22:05:35 -0800, "Troy Mangum"
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Do you happen to know if they are they recognized by The International
Cat Association or any other breed registration orgs?



We are accepted for Championship status in every registry
except CFA (who believes that our incredibly sweet cats are 'vicious
and unhandleable'). I responded to your query in alt.cats and
alt.pets.cats.



Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid



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Old February 24th 05, 10:38 PM
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:34:36 -0700, "Cat Protector"
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I happen to think the CFA is a good organization but there are a lot of
politics involved. Then again, you get that with a lot of organizations.


Please note that I said nothing about CFA's quality. I simply
pointed out that they consider all Bengals to be vicious and
unhandleable. Readers can make their own decisions regarding the
quality of an organisation that believes such.




Orchid
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Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid
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Old February 24th 05, 10:48 PM
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I can see where they might be fearful of some breeds. I myself would rather
have an Ocicat than a Bengal.

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Please note that I said nothing about CFA's quality. I simply
pointed out that they consider all Bengals to be vicious and
unhandleable. Readers can make their own decisions regarding the
quality of an organisation that believes such.




Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid



 




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