Bengal History

History -Where do Bengal Kitten Come from ?

The Bengal Cat is a cross between a wild cat and a domestic cat to produce a hybrid cat "the Bengal cat". In order for a cat to be considered a certified Bengal cat it has to be breed four generations down. What does this mean? In order to create a Bengal cat from "scratch". First you would take a wild "Asian Leopard Cat" and breed it with a tame domestic cat. Its offspring would be considered an F1 Bengal cat. You then would take the F1 Bengal and breed it to a tame Sbt Bengal cat and its offspring would be considered an f2 Bengal. You would then repeat the process until you are four generations down, only then would the cat be considered a certified Bengal cat or SBT "Stud Book Tradition".

(Example:)

Wild Asian leopard cat x Domestic cat = F1 Bengal Cat

F1 Bengal cat x Regular SBT Bengal cat = F2 Bengal cat

F2 Bengal cat x Regular SBT Bengal cat =F3 Bengal cat

F3 Bengal cat x Regular SBT Bengal cat = F4 Bengal cat

F4 Bengal cat x Regular SBT Bengal cat = F5 Bengal Or SBT "stud book tradition" "certified Bengal"

This hybridization process is done to make sure the cat is as tame as possible while still preserving the much sought after wild appearance