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Our collection of Somali cat images features champions and best of breed. Whether you are a specialist looking for stock images of breed examples, a designer looking for a striking picture, or you're simply a Somali cat fan, we're confident we'll have the image you're looking for.
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Somali cat overview
Semi-longhair version of an Abyssinian.
Usual and Sorrel have Championship status.
Other colours have Championship status from June 1998.
Lively, somewhat independent, and with a quiet voice.
Needs regular grooming, but less prone to knotting than
a Persian.
Other known names for Somali
Fox cat, Longhaired Abyssinian
Somali foreign names
Langharige Abessijn (Dutch), Abyssin a Poil Long (French), Somalikatze (German)
Origin
Somali
Breed number/code
No 63 (GCCF) / SOM (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Medium.
Build
Foreign-type; lithe and muscular.
Hair quality
Medium long, soft and fine, lying fairly close to the body.
Colours
Usual (black) (63)
Sorrel (cinnamon) (63a)
Blue (63c)
Chocolate (63b)
Lilac (63d)
Fawn (63e)
Red (63f)
Cream (63g)
Tortie
Silver
Eye colours
Amber, hazel or green.
Patterns
Ticked tabby. The ticking is an essential feature of the breed.
Somali links we are happy to endorse
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Somali – Breed standard
The below links are external
GCCF, FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, CCA
Somali references and further reading
USA
Somali Breed Council
UK
Somali Cat Club of Great Britain
Please get in touch
If you are an animal photographer, an expert on Somali cats or a breeder, we would love to hear from you. We strive to have all the latest, most helpful and accurate information on our website, but nobody is perfect, so we do ask for your feedback if we can improve our website.
Please get in touch
Associations and Specialists – We are happy to link to your Somali cat association or specialist area, all we ask is for you to return the favour.
Photographers – Please visit our 'join us' page to learn about working with us.
Experts – Spotted some detail that isn't right? Please email us your thoughts.
Breeders – We work with many great cat photographers such as Helmi Flick, Alan Robinson and Tetsu Yamazaki and we'd love to build our contact list of leading breeders. Who knows when you might get a call. Please email us your details.
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Featured image
AP-RAVRER - Somali cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Alan Robinson
