Bengal cat Coloring Pages

A cat born from wild cats and house cats

The Bengal cat is a breed of cat born in the United States.
It was born by breeding the wild Asian leopard cat from the forests of Asia with regular house cats.
The Asian leopard cat is also called the "Asian Leopard Cat" in English.
The name "Bengal cat" also comes from the Asian leopard cat that it started from.
It has a leopard-like pattern just like a wild cat, but it has a gentle personality so it can live with people.
Its body is long and sleek with strong muscles, just like a little athlete.
It is very energetic and loves climbing up to high places and running around.

Big patterns on its body

The 1st coloring page shows the Bengal cat sitting down and looking toward the bottom left.
There are big patterns on the side of its body with clear centers.
This pattern is called a "rosette," which means it is shaped like a rose flower.
There are stripes on its face, legs, and tail, and the tip of its tail has ring-like stripes.
Besides rosettes, the Bengal cat's patterns can also be spots or swirling patterns like marble called marble.
Line it up next to the striped American Shorthair and compare the different patterns.

Playing with yarn on a cat tower

The 2nd page shows it sitting on a round platform of a cat tower in a winter room.
It is reaching out one front paw toward a yarn pom-pom hanging from above.
The tower has posts wrapped in rope and a box hideout.
It is snowing outside the window, and you can see trees covered in snow.
Inside the room, there is also a potted little tree and a cushion.
The Bengal cat loves to play, so when it sees a moving toy, it reaches out its paw right away.

Sneaking through the snowy forest

The 3rd page shows it walking through a snowy forest in a low posture like a leopard.
You can see big tree trunks, rocks covered in snow, ferns, and bamboo grass.
The Bengal cat's paw prints stretch out across the snow behind it.
A little squirrel is quietly looking this way from up on a tree branch.
With the blood of wild cats in its veins, people say the Bengal cat has a very strong feeling for hunting prey.

Choose the Fur Color

The most common fur color for the Bengal cat is a brownish color called Brown.
Color the background color with ocher or light orange, and color the patterns with dark brown or black.
There are other colors too, like Silver, which has black patterns on a silvery background, and Snow, which has light brown patterns on a whitish background.
If you color Silver with a light gray background and black patterns, it looks very cool and sharp.
Decide which color you want to use before you start coloring.

Use Two Colors for Rosettes

For the rosettes, color the outer edges with dark brown or black, and color the center spot with a brown that is a little darker than the background color. That will make your Bengal cat look real!
The stripes on the face and legs are thin lines, so sharpen your colored pencil tip before you color them.
For the ringed stripes on the tail, color the very tip black to make it look nice and neat.
If you color the eyes green or gold and leave a small white shine, the face will look lively and happy.

A Winter Room and a Snowy Forest

For the room in the second coloring page, if you color the cushions and yarn pom-poms with bright colors like red or yellow, it will feel nice and warm.
For the rope on the cat tower, use light brown and add some dark brown lines.
For the snow in the third coloring page, leave it white and add just a little light sky blue to the shadowy parts to make it look like real snow.
Color the tree trunks dark brown, and color the ferns and bamboo grass dark green.
Try coloring the squirrel brown or gray.
Place your picture next to the coloring pages for wild cats like the Pallas's cat and the Sand cat, and compare their fur colors and patterns.

Many Bengal cats do not mind water

Most cats do not like getting wet, right?
But it is said that the Bengal cat can have a strong interest in water.
Some cats stare at running water, or play by touching the water with their front paws.
People think this is because the Asian leopard cat, which it comes from, sometimes hunts near water.
However, whether a cat likes water or not depends on the cat.

Sparkly fur

Some Bengal cats have fur that looks like it sparkles in gold or silver when the light hits it.
This way of shining is called "glitter."
Smooth fur that feels soft to touch is also something the Bengal cat is proud of.

Wild cat relatives in Japan too

The Asian leopard cat, which the Bengal cat comes from, is a wild cat that lives in many parts of Asia.
The Iriomote cat on Iriomote Island in Okinawa is also said to be a relative of the Asian leopard cat.
The Tsushima leopard cat on Tsushima in Nagasaki is a close relative, too.
There are only a few of them left, so people are taking great care to protect them.