The Silver Bengal cat is famous for its stunning silver coats adorned with mesmerizing patterns, making it a beloved choice among cat enthusiasts worldwide.
If you’re considering welcoming a Silver Bengal cat into your home, congratulations! You’re about to experience the joy and companionship they bring.
These unique felines can be traced back to a combination of wild Asian Leopard cats and domestic cats.
The concept of such a mix was first mentioned in 1889 by a British artist named Harrison Weir in his book “Our Cats and All About Them.” However, the term “Bengal” had not yet been coined.
It was only in 2004 that TICA officially recognized Silver Bengals as a distinct variation within the Bengal breed.
Finding Silver Bengal cats can be challenging because they are considered rare, like regular brown Bengal cats. Silvers are so uncommon that there is no accurate global population count.
Despite being called “silver,” their coat is not actually silver in color. It appears silver because of a particular gene called the silver inhibitor gene.
When a Bengal kitten inherits the silver inhibitor gene from one parent cat and a brown gene from the other, it will always be a Silver Bengal kitten because the silver gene dominates the brown gene.