Shape – 6 points
Ears – 6 points
Eyes – 5 points
Chin – 3 points
Muzzle – 4 points
Nose -2 points
Profile – 6 points
Neck – 3 points
BODY (30 POINTS)
Torso – 5 points
Legs – 4 points
Feet – 4 points
Tail – 5 points
Boning – 6 points
Musculature – 6 points
COAT/COLOR/PATTERN (35 POINTS)
Texture – 10 points
Pattern – 15 points
Color – 10 points
CATEGORIES:
All.
DIVISION:
Tabby, Silver/Smoke.
COLORS:
Brown Tabby, Seal Sepia Tabby, Seal Mink Tabby, Seal Lynx
Point, Black Silver Tabby, Seal Silver Sepia Tabby, Seal Silver Mink Tabby,
Seal Silver Lynx Point. Spotted or Marbled Patterns ONLY.
PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES:
None.
HEAD
Shape: Broad modified wedge with rounded contours. Longer
than it is wide. Slightly small in proportion to body, but not to be taken to
extreme. The skull behind the ears makes a gentle curve and flows into the
neck. Allowance to be made for jowls in adult males. Overall look of the head
should be as distinct from the domestic cat as possible.
Ears: Medium to small, relatively short, with wide base and
rounded tops. Set as much on side as top of head, following the contour of the
face in the frontal view, and pointing forward in the profile view. Light
horizontal furnishings acceptable; but lynx tipping undesirable.
Eyes: Oval, almost round. Large, but not bugged. Set wide
apart, back into face, and on slight bias toward base of ear. Eye color
independent of coat color except in the lynx points. The more richness and
depth of color the better.
Chin: chin, aligns with tip of nose in profile. Muzzle: Full
and broad, with large, prominent whisker pads and high, pronounced cheekbones.
Slight muzzle break at the whisker pads.
Nose: Large and wide; slightly puffed nose leather.
Profile: Curve of the forehead should flow into the bridge
of the nose with no break. Bridge of nose extends above the eyes; the line of
the bridge extends to the nose tip, making a very slight, to nearly straight,
concave curve. Neck: Long, substantial, muscular; in proportion to the head and
body.
BODY:
Torso: Long and substantial, not oriental or foreign. Medium
to large (but not quite as large as the largest domestic breed).
Legs: Medium length, slightly longer in the back than in the
front.
Feet: Large, round, with prominent knuckles.
Tail: Medium length, thick, tapered at end with rounded tip.
Boning: Sturdy, firm; never delicate. Musculature: Very
muscular, especially in the males, one of the most distinguishing features.
COAT/COLOR/PATTERN
Length: Short to medium. Allowance for slightly longer coat
in kittens.
Texture: Dense and luxurious, close lying, unusually soft
and silky to the touch.
Patterns: Spotted or marbled.
spotted: Spots shall be random, or aligned horizontally.
Rosettes showing two distinct colors or shades, such as paw print shaped,
arrowhead shaped, doughnut or half-doughnut shaped or clustered are preferred
to single spotting but not required. Contrast with ground color must be
extreme, giving distinct pattern and sharp edges. Strong, bold chin strap and
mascara markings desirable. Virtually white undersides and belly desirable.
Blotchy horizontal shoulder streaks, spotted legs and spotted or rosetted tail
are desirable. Belly must be spotted.
marbled: See TICA Uniform Color Description (74.1.1.2.1).
Colors
Brown tabby: All variations of brown are allowed. Markings
various shades of brown to black. Light spectacles encircling the eyes and a
virtually white ground color on the whisker pads, chin, chest, belly and inner
legs is desirable.
Seal sepia tabby, seal mink tabby, and seal lynx point
tabby: Pattern can be various shades of brown. There should be very little or
no difference between the color of the body (pattern) markings and point color.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The goal of the Bengal breeding program is to create a
domestic cat which has physical features distinctive to the small
forest-dwelling wildcats, and with the loving, dependable temperament of the
domestic cat. Keeping this goal in mind, judges shall give special merit to
those characteristics in the appearance of the Bengal which are distinct from
those found in other domestic cat breeds. A Bengal cat is an athletic animal,
alert to its surroundings; a friendly, curious, confident cat with strength,
agility, balance and grace. It is a medium to large cat which exhibits a very
muscular and solid build. Its wide nose with prominent whisker pads and large
oval, almost round eyes in a slightly small head enhance the wild appearance
and expressive nocturnal look. Its very slight, to nearly straight, concave
profile and relatively short ears with wide base and rounded tips add to the
Bengal’s distinctive and unique appearance. The short, dense coat has a
uniquely soft and silky feel. The coat may be glittered or not glittered, with
neither type to be given preference. A thick, low-set, medium-length tail adds
balance to the cat.
ALLOWANCES
Smaller size, in balanced proportion, of females. Slightly
longer coat in kittens. Jowls in adult males. Eyes slightly almond shaped.
Mousy undercoat. Paw pads not consistent with color group description.
PENALIZE
Spots on body running together vertically forming a mackerel
tabby pattern on spotted cats; circular bulls-eye pattern on marbled cats;
substantially darker point color (as compared to color of body markings) in
Seal Sepia, Seal Mink, or Seal Lynx Point cats. Any distinct locket on the
neck, chest, abdomen or any other area.
WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):
Belly not patterned.
Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite
challenge shall disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or
generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm. In accordance with Show
Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN, the following shall be considered mandatory
disqualifications: a cat that bites (216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent
to deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not having two descended testicles
(216.11), cats with all or part of the tail missing , except as authorized by a
board approved standard (216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on each front
foot and four toes on each back foot, unless proved the result of an injury or
as authorized by a board approved standard (216.12.2), visible or invisible tail
faults if Board approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.4), crossed
eyes if Board approved standard requires disqualification (216.12.5), total
blindness (216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in keeping with the breed
(216.12.9), and depression of the sternum or unusually small diameter of the
rib cage itself (216.12.11.1). See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for more
comprehensive rules governing penalties and disqualifications.
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