As you state sundog is a marble tabby bengal cat.
Cat breed marble.
The other pattern seen on occasion is the marbled pattern.
The marbled bengal has a swirling pattern that appears as random swirls or thick diagonal and horizontal lines flowing across the coat of the cat.
Following are examples of this color variety.
This cat breed is a wonderful companion just like any other cat breed or random bred cat.
It was due to the overwhelming popular demand of cat show judges and audiences clamoring to see this amazing marble kitten in madison square garden and all over the country that jean mill began campaigning to add the marbled pattern to the bengal breed standard.
As of 2019 the international cat association tica.
This pattern comes from a recessively carried gene injected from the.
Tabby cats often have a distinctive m shaped marking on their foreheads and the myths and legends around that m shape are as varied and interesting as cats themselves.
Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.
If you love a cat with an exotic look but without the size and danger of a wild cat the bengal was developed with you in mind.
Their golden shimmer comes from their leopard cat ancestry and their coats may show spots rosettes arrowhead markings or.
Created by crossing small asian leopard cats with domestic cats this large boned shorthaired cat stands out for his spotted or marbled coat of many colors.
Tabbies may come in all shapes and sizes and many cat breeds include a tabby variation along with solid color variations.
The first cat association to recognize the bengal was the international cat association which granted the breed experimental status in 1983 followed by full recognition in 1991.
The bengal is also recognized by the american cat fanciers association the canadian cat association and the united feline organization.
The silver coloration was injected into the breed from the early creation of the breed when domestic cats of different breeds were used in creating the savannahs.
One of my neighbours kept a third filial bengal cat in his apartment.
He used to take his cat for trips around the communal gardens off the lead.
The bengal cat is a domesticated cat breed created from hybrids of domestic cats especially the spotted egyptian mau with the asian leopard cat prionailurus bengalensis the breed name comes from the leopard cat s taxonomic name.
Many people keep them in apartments as you suggest.