Siamese cats were next with a life expectancy of 11.7 years after their ... Russian cats (9.7 years), British cats (9.6 years) and Bengal cats (8.5 years). Never miss a story — sign up ...

Although their leopard-esque coats hint at an ancient ancestry, Bengal cats are genetic newcomers. Created by a California cat breeder in 1963, the Bengal is a cross-breed between the domestic cat ...

The life expectancy of this atypical-looking cat is no more than seven years. That’s almost two years less than the Bengal, a slender, very muscular breed that lives an average of 8.5 years.