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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed Nov 21, 2018, 11:22 AM Nov 2018

You never know with a cat

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You never know with a cat (Original Post) packman Nov 2018 OP

That is a beautiful cat. I love its coloring/markings. hlthe2b Nov 2018 #1

Is that one of those "leopard" kitties, specially bred to resemble a big cat? nt earthshine Nov 2018 #2

Looks like a Bengal. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #3

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)

1. That is a beautiful cat. I love its coloring/markings.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 11:31 AM

Nov 2018

earthshine

(1,642 posts)

2. Is that one of those "leopard" kitties, specially bred to resemble a big cat? nt

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Wed Nov 21, 2018, 06:12 PM

Nov 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

3. Looks like a Bengal.

Reply to earthshine (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 07:04 PM

Nov 2018

Bengal cats were developed by selective breeding from hybrids of the Asian leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis, with domestic cats, backcrossed to domestic cats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_cat

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