Congrats on getting a lovely Bengal kitty. Temperament aside, if you would't mind, I'd like to unravel the mystery with some questions: 1) Is your kitten on the left or right in the first two photos? 2) Which is the 'month or so older' photos? Are they all 'month or so older' or the ones previously sent? 3) If they are the 'month or so older' photos, do you have the ones sent previously? It'll be a good for a better comparison.
Also, I find it strange that the photos sent to you are at an awkward angle. All spotted Bengals cat's bellies look almost similar, hence why would the breeder do that and send belly photos or from the top view?
On the very basic, pictures should be taken from side view with clear indication of their markings.
Fuzzies or otherwise, although the spots/rosetted markings shape will evolve or get bigger, the basic shapes at specific locations will be the same even and won't move when they grow older. It like thumb prints, there are no two exact same ones. This is so that you can roughly gauge how they would become and of course, just in case they are not giving you the right kitten selected earlier and swopping with another one.
If certain markings somehow 'moved' or 'disappear' completely from that location , then likely you are not getting the same kitten, lol.
Else, pls ask the breeder to send proper pictures to ensure they are not hiding anything.
This is my Xander kitty at 5-6 weeks at fuzzies stage:
And him at about 9 & 15 months now below, you can see that nothing much has changed, except the fuzzies are gone but the easily identifiable 'Four-Leaf Clover' at the centre is unique and still there, along with many unique patterned shapes and clusters at designated locations, which will never change.
At 9 mths:
At 15 mths now:
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