bengal cats

Puck · #1 March 4, 2009, 04:34 PM

are they from bangladesh or whole of bangladesh and west begal?

Puck · #2 March 4, 2009, 04:36 PM

hmm... have subsequently found out that they are nothing to do with bengal!

http://www.bengalcatclub.co.uk/aboutbengals.asp

**Zunaid** · #3 March 4, 2009, 04:38 PM

Just selective breeding between common house cats and the asian leopard cat (P. bengalensis). The name comes from the taxonomic name of the Asian Leopard Cat; nothing to do with the origin of the breed.

Kabir · #4 March 4, 2009, 04:46 PM

I was never fond of cats. But this...my friend, is a masterpiece. They look incredibly amazing.

Puck · #5 March 4, 2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabir
I was never fond of cats. But this...my friend, is a masterpiece. They look incredibly amazing.

i've been looking at pictures online and they are beautiful. my present cat simply won't allow for another kitty but if i were to have another, i think it's be either a bengal cat or the somalian breed

Akib · #6 March 4, 2009, 05:23 PM

If i ever get a cat, it shall be one of these.

punjabsher · #7 March 4, 2009, 06:25 PM

very nice cats like little tigers.

bujhee kom · #8 March 4, 2009, 09:53 PM

yes, puck bhai, as zunaid bhai said, they are actually developed in catteries in canada! very expensive! a pure bred bengal kitten from a well known breeder with all the proper paper cost about anything from 3k to 7k u.s.! there are a lot of very dedicated bengal cat websites available on the web! check them out! there are also similar looking special breeds like savannah, ashera etc.! please check them out! me and my wife, we live with five cats! a big part of our lives are spent with the feline kind! any kind of cats are superb! we are very much into protecting and rescuing cats, environ! all cats are great, large, domestic all!

also these bengal, savnnah, ashera cats are very loyal, superb temperament and as intelligent as siamese cats, and very affectionate as well!

btw your cat on your avatar is beautiful!

Rifat · #9 March 4, 2009, 10:31 PM

i love Kittens

Antora · #10 March 5, 2009, 12:54 AM

Awwwwwwwwwwww ki cute biral gula xD

Puck · #11 March 5, 2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bujhee kom
yes, puck bhai, as zunaid bhai said, they are actually developed in catteries in canada! very expensive! a pure bred bengal kitten from a well known breeder with all the proper paper cost about anything from 3k to 7k u.s.! there are a lot of very dedicated bengal cat websites available on the web! check them out! there are also similar looking special breeds like savannah, ashera etc.! please check them out! me and my wife, we live with five cats! a big part of our lives are spent with the feline kind! any kind of cats are superb! we are very much into protecting and rescuing cats, environ! all cats are great, large, domestic all!

also these bengal, savnnah, ashera cats are very loyal, superb temperament and as intelligent as siamese cats, and very affectionate as well!

btw your cat on your avatar is beautiful!

thank you!

i knew of selective breeding of cats but wasn't aware they produced synthetic breeds. they look beautiful. my first cat was a mixture between a siamese and a russian breed. that was from many years ago. he was unfriendly and sickly, and died of stomach problems when i was nine. apparently, my sister and i were so upset that my parents decided we should not have pets anymore!

the present cat, starvy, moved in as a stray kitten about four and half years ago. he must have been around four months old, had awful coat, exceptionally affectionate but also feisty! he just decided to move in one rainy april. the bathroom window had been left open. we feed birds on our small back gardens. since a number of local cats came by, so i always made a point of leaving some milk outside. so starvacious had been around a few times. however, once he settled on the armrest of the living room settee, that was his resting place from then on! he has mellowed somewhat since then although, there is still a feisty side to him. he is very fussy over food. i am a vegetarian but have to buy pre-cooked chicken slices, honey roasted turkey and cured ham as his treats! he is not a big fish eater but had lately started taking an interest in certain salmon based catfood. this has come at the expense of his love for chicken though.

the best thing about him is that he was potty trained before he moved in! he always goes next door to do the business and then come back! he simply won't allow me to get close to any other cats. curiously, despite being so feisty, he is the most affectionate cat i have known. he loves the company of people and feels left out if you are having a conversation with a friend and he is not stroked while you are chatting away! his parents, a beautifully regal british longhaired tabby (a stray) and a timid little black and white cat from one of the houses across the road used to come around a lot until starvy moved in!

do post some pictures of your cats here!

Tigers_eye · #12 March 5, 2009, 09:36 AM

dudh'er shad ki Ghol'e mitaitey chan apnara?

Bagh'e pushen. kono shomoshsha nai.

By the way, did you guys know there are more Royal Bengal Tigers in Florida than Bangladesh.

Puck · #13 March 5, 2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
dudh'er shad ki Ghol'e mitaitey chan apnara?

Bagh'e pushen. kono shomoshsha nai.

By the way, did you guys know there are more Royal Bengal Tigers in Florida than Bangladesh.

a lot of cat lovers also love big cats, however, i have to say that i prefer cats! where do they hide these royal bengal tigers in florida?

bujhee kom · #14 March 5, 2009, 11:07 PM

deleated! having trouble uploading pic!

Beamer · #15 March 5, 2009, 11:10 PM

I am yet to come across the other species of cat from Bengal- veja biral.

Tigers_eye · #16 March 6, 2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Puck
a lot of cat lovers also love big cats, however, i have to say that i prefer cats! where do they hide these royal bengal tigers in florida?

They don't hide them. There are private breeders. People own them. These are exotic animals and are highly priced. There is a big black market on them. They all look for the genetically disordered white bengal tiger. Zoos would buy a white bengal tiger cub anywhere near $30k. Mike Tyson had two of them at one time in Florida. Celebreties, players are huge customers.

Puck · #17 March 6, 2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
They don't hide them. There are private breeders. People own them. These are exotic animals and are highly priced. There is a big black market on them. They all look for the genetically disordered white bengal tiger. Zoos would buy a white bengal tiger cub anywhere near $30k. Mike Tyson had two of them at one time in Florida. Celebreties, players are huge customers.

are they timid creatures? surely, a tiger could not rid itself of the hunting instinct?

Puck · #18 March 6, 2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bujhee kom
deleated! having trouble uploading pic!

perhaps loading them to flickr and then linking here might work?

bujhee kom · #19 March 6, 2009, 07:05 PM

puck bhai, here is our 4th cat. 'votoo'! he is 26 lbs and 15 years old! adopted from a shelter after sept. 11, 2001, the man he used to live with passed away and we took him in!

bujhee kom · #20 March 6, 2009, 07:41 PM

this is our eldest daughter, 'buree' - she is 13 years old and weighs 25 lbs! adopted from a shelter in 2004, she eats anything and everything!

Puck · #21 March 7, 2009, 07:45 PM

they are beautiful

please don't take it the wrong way but they seem a little overfed?

votoo is my favourite i think!

shaad · #22 March 7, 2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Puck
they are beautiful

please don't take it the wrong way but they seem a little overfed?

votoo is my favourite i think!

Puck, perhaps, perhaps not. They have some features of the Maine Coon breed which are about 25 lbs on average when grown.

bujhee kom · #23 March 9, 2009, 08:18 PM

thank you pack bhai and shaad bahi for the loving compliments! i know i do feed them too much! and i also think in a new york city apartment they stay inside bored all day just sleeping waiting for me and my wife to come home, we do give them a LOT of love and attention though! here are the other cats in our house!
this is gumbo, our first child adopted from new orleans in 1999. he is nat that over-weight, he is 11 years old and weighs around 13 lds.

bujhee kom · #24 March 9, 2009, 08:22 PM

this is 'pagla' aka 'afrika' my second child also adopted from new orleans animal shelter in 1999, he weighs 12 lbs and is 10 years old. he is the world's greatest goal-keeper and manipulator, very loving and mischievous! he was rejected by his mom, and he still thinks i am his mother! he bites sometimes that's why he is a 'lunatic'!

bujhee kom · #25 March 9, 2009, 08:26 PM

this is our third cat 'bhalook' rescued from a manhattan cat shelter in 2001 (pre sept. 11). he is huge! he weighs 26 lbs and 10 years old, he is our youngest cat!