Somali Cat Picture

There is a beautiful, burnished appearance to Pollux's coat in this Helmi Flick Somali cat picture. I presume that the name comes from country Somalia, which is the eastern neighbor of Ethiopia (once called Abyssinia) after which the Abyssinian cat was named, which is appropriate as the Somali is a semi-long haired Abyssinian. They should, therefore share the same personality: active, intelligent and playful. The Somali cat's appearance is reminiscent of the red fox and as I like foxes I like this cat. The plumed tail is impressive and they look intelligent. They are medium sized and quite slender (foreign type in cat breeder language) under that stupendous coat.  The colors are: ruddy, sorrel, blue and fawn. I used to have difficulty differentiating between ruddy and sorrel but I would say that Pollux is a ruddy Somali cat because he has some black on his back and his tail is tipped with black. This is a clear sign of a ruddy Somali. I remember a Somali cat at a cat show in OK, USA. Helmi was photographing the cat. And I was mightily impressed with this individual cat. He was bright, bubbly and beautiful! See the video:

Singapura Cat Picture

A beautifully smooth, elegant Singapura cat picture by the well known cat photographer, Helmi Flick; taken in the United States. Three things come to mind about this rare cat breed. It is the world's smallest cat breed. That does not mean it is the world's smallest cat, far from it. The wild cat, rusty-spotted cat is smaller and teacup and miniature cats are smaller but these are not cat breeds. Secondly, the origins of this breed are disputed. Some claim that the breed originates in the feral cats living in the drains and streets of Singapura. Fanciful, I suspect. Sarah Hartwell (Messybeast) did not see any when she visited Singapore! This is probably a created hybrid, which does not make it any less attractive or interesting. Lastly, this cat has a smooth, ticked tabby coat. The Abyssinian has a similar coat. However, the base color for the Singapura is an "antique ivory"¹. The color is "seal sepia" technically. The eyes are large relative to head size and the body compact (semi-cobby). Read and see more if you wish...

Note: (1) Legacy of the Cat - ISBN 0-8118-2910-3

Abyssinian Cat Picture

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Abyssinian Cat Drawing

Abyssinian cat - Art work by Colleen Olson

This work was created using charcoal pencil on watercolor paper. The eyes were created using gouache paint. I think this is an excellent drawing of the Abyssinian cat. It captures very faifthfully the alertness and elegance of this popular cat breed.

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Abyssinian Cat Photograph

Here is a scintillating Abyssinian cat photograph by Oleg Alexeev, St. Petersburg, Russia. Oleg is a professional photographer and it shows in the quality of this image. This is his website: Abysphere.
 

Abyssinian cat - Photograph copyright Oleg Alexeev

I struggle deciding what type of coat Abyssinian cats have because the differences are quite subtle. This beautiful cat so beautifully captured photographically is probably a sorrel Abyssinian. The coat texture is very noticeable despite the fact that I have reduced the image file size which in turn reduces the image quality slightly to improve page load times. The Abyssinian is a very popular cat. The breed has remained in the top 5 for a very long time. It is a very elegant breed of cat. The coat is an agouti ticked tabby. The coat glows. A well known cat show judge says that the Abyssinian is a performer at cat shows meaning a bit of a show-off.