What a gorgeous cat!I adopted Mango ( born July 1,2017) from our local animal shelter last September. My baby is now 6 months old.
He made me so curious about his background because of things like, he looks quite a bit different that cats I have seen, he is long and with silky sleek coat, he moves like in a hunter mode with his head jutting and he is sooo agile, sits on my lap on the throne, chirps/meeps quite a bit ; coat feels sooo slick but most of all becUse my daughters keep saying to me --what kind of exotic animal did you get mom?! He looks weird.( I guess different from the bicolour and orange tabbies we have had)
I know there is a chance you won't even be able to answer my question but if you do, you would give me a lot of joy! ( I have spent so many hours scouring the internet until I finally ended up on your site). I guess I just want to know if you think Mango has a little Bengal in him. This way I can try and read more into what makes them a little different and maybe be able to love and take care of him better and more individually.
I have attached some photos of my cutie
The last photo which consist of 3 on left side ( disclosure: photos of a two toned marble Bengal cat I found on a breeder site on the internet --after hours and hours of perusing! And the photos on the right side are Mango's.
It just seems uncanny ...
Thanks for any feedback!
Mango's mama
Like you said, it can be so hard to know the true lineage of a cat. Just like a dog can be a mix of multiple breeds and not look like any of them, cats can sometimes come in amazing colors for seemingly no reason.
I would, however, agree that your cat could have Bengal, because of the Bengal craze that led to a lot of stray bengals out and about int he stray population. However, classic (marble/swirl) pattern cats are fairly common in shelters.
Sorry that wasn't a clear answer. Just know Mango is gorgeous : )