Cats
longhair gene by clamping down on pedigrees in which it had shown up. Somalis from the
USA were imported into continental Europe in 1977 although longhaired Abyssinians had
cropped up in litters prior to that. They were already being bred and shown in Australia and
New Zealand. Finally in 1982 (when the Somali has achieved respectability overseas), the
British cat fancy woke up to the attractiveness of the Somali and cats from the USA were
imported.
The Suqutranese was first shown in Britain in March 1990 and is a sparkling white cat with
Somali conformation, but nothing has been heard of this variety since.
In America, the Snow Cat (Alaskan Snow Cat) is similar to the silver series of Somali
recognised in the UK. It derives from crossed between Silver Persians and Somalis and is
intended to have heavier boning, thicker fur and a rounder head than the Somali. The silver
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