Marble Pattern Cat

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Marble pattern cat.

This is used to describe when you see the marble pattern flowing from the upper shoulder along the body to the back of the cat in a horizontal fashion. The marbled coat pattern is derived from blotched tabby stripes that swirl. Pictured below are photos of one of our black and brown gold marble patterned bengal kitten. Although the marble pattern itself is derived from the bengal s domestic ancestors the appearance of the pattern of top bengal marbles needs to be strongly influenced by the wild asian leopard cat s genepool which means the horizontal flow which is especially evident when the cat is stretched.

This affect is much like the markings on a boa constrictor. The classic tabby has bold swirling patterns along his sides much like a marble cake. There are many colors and patterns too. This pattern resembles the skeleton of a fish hence the name.

They have been in competition in the shows for a several years now. This style of marbling is highly desired in the marble pattern. We do not breed classic tabbies we only breed bengals. The pattern of.

This tabby is called a blotched tabby in some regions. A bengal cat is a cross between a domestic cat and asian leopard cat. Jean mill is the creator of this wonderful breed of cats. His name is forrest.

A desirable bengal marbled pattern will look similar to a classic but it is stretched out along the spine and sides of the kitten cat with asymmetrical markings using the spine as the axis. Mackerel tabby featured image credit. These swirls are usually quite random and resemble a marble cake. The marble bengal cat has four official types reduced horizontal flow horizontal flow chaos pattern and sheet marble patterns.

When marble kittens are born they are mainly a solid color with just a few specs of a contrasting color. They have come a long way in the past 20 years. Sometimes called a tiger cat mackerel tabbies have one solid dark stripe along their spine with more stripes branching off. The spotted pattern is the most common but the marble pattern is lovely too.

The ideal marble bengal cat has a horizontally flowing random asymmetrical pattern made up of swirls of two or more colors. The patterns on both tabbies pictured are both symmetrical. The 5 tabby cat patterns.