http://www.ashantibengals.com/english watching WILD THINGS happen! Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:38:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look who showed up at our house!   A Calcatta Custom Made grandson!  Wow! We look forward to seeing what sort of "paint job impact" this lovely, well-structured male will have during his short summer sojourn with us in France.  Casarocca Arazzo Dorato is a glittered, clear-coated boy with a lovely, flowing pattern of well-contrasted rosettes.  ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/07/31/new-arrivals/wandering-italian-romeo/ Bengal breeders from around the world who appreciate the importance of wild type in our cats -- nod their heads in recognition to the remarkable work done by Judith Lindeman of Awagati Bengals in the USA.  Her cattery is a by-word for an astonishing level of wild type and her work has been ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/07/01/breeder-teamwork/a-step-towards-the-wild-side/ Imagine:  two litters born the same day!  To the same father (Argentea Granite Frost).  Granite (our silver male, now returned to live with his breeder in Italy) was one happy guy!  Now the babies are 3 weeks old, there eyes are open and they're starting to explore the world of ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/27/kitten-update/new-baby-bengals-born-may-5th-2008/ We love these wild-looking little jungle cats!  All three seem to have facial qualities which remind us of the early-generation Bengals (which means much more like an Asian Leopard Cat!)  Thankfully, it's only an illusion -- because they are as sweet as sugar.  At 9 weeks, the two brown spotted ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/18/kitten-update/luthiens-kittens-at-9-weeks/ It's finally the age where the babies are ready to start going home with their new owners.  Everyone has been well socialized with adult cats, small dogs and young children.  We're very proud of the personality of these little guys -- they never stop purring (except to EAT, of course!)! Come see ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/18/kitten-update/aphrodites-kittens-at-12-weeks/ The rules are:  never stop purring, attack anything that moves and sleep on top of as many siblings as possible at one time.  Oh.  And, try to eat ALL the food before your siblings can have ANY!  Some of the kittens are beginning to come out of the fuzzies now ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/12/kitten-update/aphrodites-kittens-at-11-weeks/ Sometimes, it feels like there are baby leopards on the bed!  Watching these kittens at play surprises us again and again at how wild looking these little "cubs" are.  Fortunately, despite the wild appearance they are sweet as sugar when the energy level runs down.  Early morning finds them purring beneath our chins.  ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/12/kitten-update/luthiens-babies-at-8-weeks/ News flash!  New spotted babies by Casarocca Bellona and Argentea Granite Frost.   This is our first litter sired by Granite Frost!  (Yipee!)  More news as the kittens get older... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/03/kitten-update/bellonas-new-babies/ Amidst this rainy spring we haven't been blessed with many sunny days.  But when we are, the kittens go outside as often as possible to continue their discovery of the world.  We think they are almost as startled by that big, glowing orange thing (Oh!  that's the SUN, isn't it?!) as ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/05/03/kitten-update/aphrodites-kittens-at-9-weeks/ In one week the kittens have completely adjusted to their new surroundings in our bedroom with mom (Luthien).  The last 2 weeks of athletic training have been successful, and now all 3 kittens know how to climb up on the bed.  While Luthien politely sleeps on top of my feet, her 3 ... http://www.ashantibengals.com/english/2008/04/24/kitten-update/luthiens-kittens-at-6-weeks/