are they bengals

rcolman18 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:18 am **Posts:** 142

In all likelihood those are full blooded bengals or possibly high percentage mixes but as others have said, you will never know for sure without registration. "Back yard breeding" is becoming more and more popular, which many will say is ruining the purity of the breed and leading to poorer quality, less healthy cats. While in some cases that is very true, there are others who simply love the breed and don't care about TICA and all that so they breed and don't register the cats but still produce healthy, happy kittens.

Your kittens look VERY similar to two of mine, who are both full blooded, papered bengals. I've included a picture of similar quality to yours for comparison.

popeye4th · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:02 am **Posts:** 17

popeye4th · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:02 am **Posts:** 17

Bengal slow mo jump: https://youtu.be/3cPUoHlbWXc
this is here doing slow motion jump. Don't mind the wall I just moved in when this was taken.

popeye4th · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:02 am **Posts:** 17

Bella: https://youtu.be/8oVjq4J3ZxY
This was a bad idea teaching her this because every time we had a drink she would put something in there and sit and look at you lol.

rcolman18 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:18 am **Posts:** 142

Popeye, your Bella looks SO much like my Raj! Where are you located?

CMYKjill · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:38 pm **Posts:** 1838

After watching the videos, they look like bengals even more, their coats, athleticism and overall energy. They are really beautiful. Thanks for posting.

popeye4th · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:02 am **Posts:** 17

misty · **Joined:** Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:05 pm **Posts:** 148

brill vids! bella is a clever girl

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

What great kitties! Loved the videos and thanks for sharing. I'm convinced these are bengals.

cattan · **Joined:** Sun May 31, 2015 11:22 am **Posts:** 2

They certainly look like Bengals to me, and I have been a Bengal mom for almost Seventeen years now.......and the best part, they are gorgeous and Healthy, treasure and love these babies, sounds like you do......

AJCA

DaAdorableOne · **Joined:** Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:35 am **Posts:** 14

New here but they look very Bengal like to me. Most be Bengal mixes though to be mackerel patterned like they are. They look more Bengal than my cat Oberon and I am fairly sure he has a Bengal grandparent.

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

The bengals shown here are rosetted, not mackereled. I saw your post in the introductions and you say your Oberon is mackereled. There is a distinct difference and perhaps your kitty is rosetted like these?

DaAdorableOne · **Joined:** Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:35 am **Posts:** 14

Sorry, I missed the later pics, the first pics, the silvery one looked mackerel.

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

The silver is rosetted! Bengals also have a lot of striping on them, but the rosettes can clearly be seen.

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