Fawn Color Forest Cat Somali Cat Memes Kittens Cutest Cats And Kittens Cute Cats. Somali cats are the foxy-looking, longhaired version of the Abyssinian cat. This guide provides facts about their features, behaviour, health, general care and great photos to match. 06/11/2019 · Download this stock image: FAWN SOMALI DOMESTIC CAT, FEMALE WITH KITTEN - GDA446 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Back to the Somali, the gene responsible for long hair in the cat is recessive, and the cat needs two copies of the gene to have long hair. A cat can have short hair but carry the recessive gene for long hair. Mated to another short-haired cat who also carries the recessive longhair gene and the offspring can be born with short or long hair.