{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_bengal_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_bengal_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Bengal — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) official breed-standard factual data for Bengal, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/bengal_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_bengal_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_bengal_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"Bengal — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA & TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Bengal — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Bengal is a hybrid-derived breed combining the wild spotted appearance of the Asian leopard cat with a dependable domestic temperament.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The shorthair coat is short, close-lying, soft and luxurious with minimal resilience and may show a glittered shimmer; the longhair coat is medium to long, flowing and soft.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The tail is thick, tapering to a rounded tip and of medium length; the belly must be spotted, and a clearly visible tail kink or deformity is a disqualification.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The recognized patterns are spotted/rosetted or marbled.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Eye colour is independent of coat colour except in Lynx Points (where blue is required), and otherwise ranges across green-gold, aqua, gold-to-green and blue-gray.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The TICA standard requires an unchallenging temperament; a cat that bites or shows intent to deceive is disqualified.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Bengal — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Bengal — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/bengal_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/bengal_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":456,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}