Charcoal

 

Charcoal Bengals

My Dream, My Passion

so excited to announce we breed  gorgeous Melanistic kittens here at Summerspride photos below

 

 Bengal cats and Charcoal colour

 

The foundation cats of the Bengal breed were hybrids of the domestic cat and the Asian Leopard Cat (ALC) (Prionailurus bengalensis). Some Bengals have a darker coat colour and dark face mask and dorsal stripe, these are termed Charcoal. Charcoal colour is the result of the ALC Agouti gene (Apb) combined with the domestic cat non-agouti gene (a).

 

 

• Charcoal bengals generally have a dark charcoal coloured coat, dark mask,cape down their back, they also have goggles around their eyes, I just love the stunning wild look of charcoal bengals, they have become an addiction to me :)

• charcoal bengals are genetically Apb/a they have one copy of the ALC Agouti gene and one copy of the domestic cat non-agouti gene

• double charcoal carriers Apb/Apb look like a charcoal Bengal as they often have a mask but no cape
• melanistic/smoke/solid bengals can look similar to a charcoal they are genetically a/a if you breed am a/a with an Apb/Apb your whole litter will be charcoal Apb/a very exciting :)
• Our first Charcoal bengal arrived here in 2014, after having bred three stunning charcoal kittens and one amazing stunning solid girl we have decided to purchase our own Apb/Apb double charcoal carrier boy, to produce whole litters of charcoals with our stunning solid a/a girl in 2017 we are so excited for the year ahead :-) we will ofcourse be producing charcaol kittens from Dream and Sambuca before then, waitig list is open :-)
• Our new Apb/Apb boy has arrived photo added scroll down :-)
  
• So very excited to announce we have bred our very first Melanistic kittens here at Summerspride Bengals
• photos to be added son so excited :-)

 

Sofysticats Charcoal Dream Apb/a  & Summerspride Purrfect Dream a/a

 

Our very first bred Charcoal Boys George and Valentino

 

 

Silver/Snow charcoal baby as a kitten 2 & 1/2 weeks old from Summerspride Bengals

George all grown up below, A baby above, bred by us at Summerspride Bengals

Photo courtesy of Leanne and Mark owners of George, Harry and Teddy all from Summerspride :-)

 

 A baby Valentino :-)

 

  Valentino as a baby above and below all grown up :-)  just stunning

Photoscourtesy Donna & Rick Fenn owner of Valentino bred by Summerspride Bengals

 

Silver/Snow Solid a/a 2 & 1/2 weeks old

Summerspride Purrfect Dream (Angelica) she is a silver/snow solid genetics a/a

 Breeding a double charcoal carrier Apb/Apb with a solid/Smoke/Melanistic all a/a all kittens will be Charcoal Apb/a

 Sundara Charcoal Addiction (Diesel) is a double charcoal carrier Apb/Apb  

 

Owned by Summerspride Bengals

Our new Apb/Apb stud boy PurebengalsGB Just Too Funky--George

 

Two gorgeous Silver Melanistic kittens courtesy of Liz Smith at Silverstorm Bengals

 

Silver Melanistic kittens are genetically a/a same as Angelica above 

Our very first silver Melanistic a/a kitten bred here at Summerspride Bengals as a kitten and grown up

 

A Melanistic kitten courtesy of Liz Smith of Silverstorm Bengals

 

A Melanistic kitten is so dark can be mistaken for a black cat they have ghost like markings and are genetically a/a

 

Genetics

Charcoal Pattern - Bengal Cat

The Bengal cat breed consists of hybrid animals originally developed from  crosses between the domestic cat (Felis sylvestris catus) and the  Asian Leopard Cat (ALC) (Prionailurus bengalensis). Although the  original intention was to replicate the exotic spotted ALC coat in domestic  cats, some hybrids sport an unusual coat marking of a darker face mask and dark  thick dorsal stripe (cape). This pattern has generated great interest  among Bengal enthusiasts. Terra Sinclair, a Bengal Cat breeder, postulated from  breeding outcomes that the “charcoal” pattern was produced by the combination  of a domestic cat non-agouti allele (a) and an ALC agouti allele (A^Pb),  thus conferring the darker markings on their coat pattern. Research by Drs.  Liza Gershony and Leslie Lyons has confirmed this mode of inheritance of the  pattern. The VGL offers a test that helps breeders/owners determine the  Charcoal status and breeding potential of their cats.

Results  reported as:

A/A: No copies of ALC Agouti genes are present. Cannot have charcoal  offspring.

A/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal  offspring.

A2/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal  offspring.

A^Pb/ A: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be  charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.

A^Pb/ A2*: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be  charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.

A^Pb/A^Pb: 2 copies of ALC Agouti gene are present.  Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.

 ^Ls#/A: No copies of ALC Agouti genes are present. Cannot have  charcoal offspring.

 A^Ls#/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have  charcoal offspring.

 A^Pb/ A^Ls#: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present.  Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.

 A^Ls/A^Ls#: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present.  Cannot have charcoal offspring.

 A/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal  depending on the genetics of the mate.

A^Pb/a: Charcoal Bengal cat. Carries 1 ALC Agouti and 1 non-Agouti  genes.

 A2*/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal  depending on the genetics of the mate.

 A^Ls#/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can  be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.

 a/a: 2 copies of non-Agouti gene are present. Offspring can be charcoal  depending on the genetics of the mate.

 A2 is an alternative Agouti variant foundin Bengal and  Savannah cats. The phenotypic effect of A2 has not been established

# A^Ls is an alternative  Agouti variant foundin Serval (Leptailurus  serval) and Savannah cats. The phenotypic effect of A^Ls has not been established.

  

 

 

 

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Sundara Charcoal Addiction (Diesel) Apb/Apb double charcoal carrier

Summerspride Sambuca Kisses Silver Melanistic girl (Cookie Dough)

 

 Summerspride Sambuca Kisses & Purebengalsgb Just Too Funky Charcoal bengal babies  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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