Temperament
Don’t get a Somali if what you’re looking for a sweet, gentle lap cat
or a living sculpture who requires little interaction. Like his
sibling the Abyssinian, the
Somali is curious, highly active and athletic, and loves to
play.
Constantly on the move, he spends his days climbing to high places,
exploring every nook and cranny in your home, supervising whatever
you’re doing, and bird-watching from the window or an outdoor
enclosure.
Coat colors
The ticked (or agouti) bands,
alternating from light to dark, give the Somali cat an ethereal,
glowing appearance that is hard to tear your eyes away from. Seen in
four recognized colors (ruddy, blue, sorrel and fawn), the
ticked fur on the back and tail correspond with the lighter shade seen
on the Somali’s underside to give her that lit-from-within glow.