Melbourne Bengals is a small in-home cattery located in inner city Melbourne, Australia.
We specialise in breeding the exotic looking Bengal cat.
Our Bengals are registered with the 'city cats' prefix. We are currently registered with the GCCFV (the Governing Cat Control Fancy of Victoria), TICA (The International Cat Association)and TIBCS (The International Bengal Cat Society).
Melbourne Bengals cats are regularly shown at cat shows across Australia.
Melbourne Bengals Cats are bred for their beautiful temperament as well as their stunning leopard print markings.
About the Bengal Cat
The Bengal cat is an active, sweet-natured, gentle, intelligent, inquisitive and playful family pet.
The Bengal cat is a medium to large cat that is renowned for its short luxurious feeling coat with distinctive leopard print markings. Bengal coats can also contain glitter that is an illustrious shimmer on each hair of the coat that can be more noticeable in certain l ighting.
The Bengal cat is a 'man-made' (or hybrid) cat that derives its name and looks from its ancestor the Felis Bengalis, the Asian Leopard Cat. Bengal cats were created through purposeful breeding between the wild Asian Leopard cats and carefully chosen domestic cats. The goal in developing
the domestic Bengal cat breed is to preserve the resemblance of the Asian Leopard Cat without the wild cat traits.
Although the Bengal cats appearance and genetic make-up is similar to the Asian Leopard cat, through selective breeding the temperament is purely that of a domestic cat. Bengal cats are rarely timid or
reclusive and typically possess more of an outgoing and playful personality. Bengal cats are renowned for their playful nature and also their fearlessness around water. They often jump into the shower, or play with running water when given the opportunity.
Melbourne Bengals specialises in creating the brown and silver spotted Bengals. We do from time to time have marbled kittens available.