Spotted Cat Designs

We have two Bengal cats, Charger and Aurum. All of our cats have distinctive voices, yet we have noticed that our Bengals tend to “sing” more often and with a wider range of notes.

Bengals were bred in part from the Asian Leopard Cat (ALC). So I was amazed to find this
1.4 Mb QuickTime movie of an ALC sounding off. Here’s the link from The International Bengal Society:

http://www.bengalcat.com/aboutbengals/animatedalc.aspx

Funny thing is, neither of our Bengals respond much to hearing this recording, but our mixed breed cats do look up and around to see who is making that noise.

Buying a Cat from a Cattery

Like car dealerships, not all catteries are the same.

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