Features of the Bengal Cat Face

How the Forest Shaped the Bengal Ear

How the Forest Shaped the Bengal Ear

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

For many years, it has appeared as if the top priority of breeders is to achieve small ears. Small ears are not very wild looking when they are triangular. Take […]

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Bengal Eyes

Bengal Eyes

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

The problems with using either oval or almond as the shape for the Bengal eye is that it does not allow for an openness that is needed on a nocturnal […]

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Rule of Thirds – The Back Skull

Rule of Thirds – The Back Skull

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

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Bengal Ear Set and Size

Bengal Ear Set and Size

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

These Blogs are written by Robyn Paterson, with much of the content coming from the mind of Jon Paterson. We intend to help other Bengal breeders notice and select features […]

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Bengal Ear Cupping and Forward Tilt

Bengal Ear Cupping and Forward Tilt

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

These Blogs are written by Robyn Paterson, with much of the content coming from the mind of Jon Paterson. We intend to help other Bengal breeders notice and select for […]

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Rule of Thirds – The Front Third

Rule of Thirds – The Front Third

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

The first third of on the head of a small forest dwelling wildcat is the most important third of all. The front third of the head distinguishes this group of […]

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Rule of Thirds – The Middle Third

Rule of Thirds – The Middle Third

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

The middle third of the Rule of Thirds is likely the most difficult section to write about because in the middle third, it is more about what you do NOT […]

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Bengal Nose Size

Bengal Nose Size

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

Above is a collage of a variety of small forest dwelling wildcats that live and hunt at night in the trees of jungles and forests. What dominant feature of the […]

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Bengal Nose Set

Bengal Nose Set

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

The Bengal Standard doesn’t say anything about where the nose should be set, but a study of small forest dwelling wildcats leads to only one answer – the nose […]

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The Bengal Nose Shape

The Bengal Nose Shape

| Robyn Paterson | Bengal Breeding Blog, Features of the Bengal Cat Face

As a Bengal breeder when I am trying to understand a feature on my Bengals, I look to the small forest dwelling wildcats as a futuristic, or extreme, model of […]

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