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Abyssinian Cat VS. Bengal Cat.

What are the differences between these two cat breeds?


A love of heights is a signal trait of the Abyssinian. He likes to be as high up as possible and will appreciate having one or more ceilingheight cat trees.

The Bengal could never be called delicate. They’re athletes, agile and graceful with a strong, muscular body, as befits a cat who looks as if they belong in the jungle. Despite their wild appearance, Bengal cats are actually quite affectionate with their human families. That said, they also have high energy and a funloving, playful side.


The Aby is often said to look as if he had just walked straight out of the wild. That’s because of his ticked coat pattern, which resembles that of wild cats such as cougars. A ticked coat has alternating light and dark bands of color on each hair shaft. Everything about him suggests his lively, attentive nature. The Aby has a slightly rounded wedgeshaped head topped with large, broad ears, the better to hear you with. Large, almondshaped eyes of gold or green express interest in everything they see. On the face, dark lines may extend from the eyes and brows.

The muscular body is graceful and athletic. It falls into a middle ground between the stocky, or cobby, the body of a breed such as the Persian, and the long, svelte body of the Oriental breeds such as the Siamese. The body is supported by slim, fineboned legs atop small, oval, compact paws. Abys are often said to look as if they are walking on tiptoe. Swishing behind them is a long, tapering tail.

The Bengal could never be called delicate. He is an athlete: agile and graceful with a strong, muscular body, as befits a cat who looks as if he belongs in the jungle. His broad head is a modified wedge shape, longer than it is wide, with rounded contours. Atop it are mediumsize to small ears that are relatively short, set toward the side of the head. Large oval eyes are almost round. Joining the head to the body is a long, muscular neck. Supporting the body are mediumlength legs, slightly longer in the back than in the front, with large, round paws. A thick, mediumlength tail tapers at the end and is tipped in black. When a Bengal rolls over, you can see that another characteristic is a spotted belly.


Of all the cat breeds, the Abyssinian is perhaps the one who lives life to the fullest. He climbs higher, jumps farther, plays harder. Nothing escapes the notice of this highly intelligent and inquisitive cat, a quality that makes life with him both endlessly entertaining and continuously challenging. Staying a step ahead of an Aby, as the breed is nicknamed, or even just keeping pace with him, requires the fancy footwork of a Fred Astaire, the brainpower of an Einstein, and a sense of humor that never stops. You never know what he’ll get into next, although you can assume that if you have something or are doing something, your Aby will want to investigate it closely. Some people refer to the cats as Abygrabby because of their propensity for taking things that catch their interest.

Sometimes it may seem as if the Aby never sleeps. He is ever in motion, jumping up in the window to look at birds or squirrels, leaping on top of the refrigerator to supervise meal preparation, perching on your desk to watch your fingers move over the keyboard, and then swiping at them so you’ll pay attention to him instead. This is a playful, persistent cat who adores being the center of attention and will do anything to achieve and maintain that status.

The Aby loves to play, so plan on making or purchasing a variety of toys to keep him occupied. PingPong balls, bottle caps, waddedup pieces of paper, puzzle toys, and teasers such as big peacock feathers will all amuse this busy and brainy cat. Teach him to retrieve at your peril. Once you start, he won’t let you stop. He learns tricks quickly and many Abys enjoy running a feline agility course.


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