Known for their leopard-like coats ... Good with kids? Bengal cats are family pets. They'll get along with children and become active playmates. Are they allergenic? Cat saliva and dander ...

The domestication and trade of pet cats began about 10,000 years ago ... while Prionailurus bengalensis was a small leopard cat native to China. It wasn't domesticated, but it lived among humans.

Sphinx catCats kept as pets, like this sphinx cat ... The Bengal was originally an Asian leopard cat crossed with a house cat. The Savannah is a cross between an African serval and a domestic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China ...

The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process ... Scientists had previously speculated that leopard cats were actually independently domesticated in China: In the over-5,000-year ...

China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 ... people in rural Chinese communities lived alongside native leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis). Researchers have previously ...