Bengal cat

History :

The beauty of wild cats has always fascinated people. Therefore, we sought to cross an individual of a wild species with a domestic cat to obtain a cat combining the wild appearance with the kindness of the house cat. In the early 1960s in the United States, the first hybridization of a small Asian leopard cat and a domestic Tabby cat was made. The breeding program was temporarily suspended, then resumed in 1981 by Jean Mill and Dr Willard Centerwall.

Despite the many obstacles encountered during the hybridization process, the breeding program ultimately resulted in a wild-looking cat with a domesticated temperament. Since the wild species used for hybridization was called Felis Bengalensis, the new breed was given the name Bengal.