Somali can make excellent pet.

[Hatredfree]

-Like his sibling the Abyssinian, the Somali lives life to the fullest. He climbs higher, jumps farther, plays harder. Nothing escapes the notice of this highly intelligent and inquisitive cat."

very intelligent cat and liked cat. How did this cat attain the name Somali?

 

[Lostbox]

I thought you were talking about actual Somalis people not animals when I read the title.

 

[Sixth]

How did this cat attain the name Somali?

The name "Somali" stems from the African nation, Somalia. Somalia bordered Abyssinia, which is modern day Ethiopia. Mague thought that since the land borders were a human creation, so are the genetic borders between the Abyssinian cat and the long-haired Abyssinian.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_cat

 

[Hatredfree]

The name "Somali" stems from the African nation, Somalia. Somalia bordered Abyssinia, which is modern day Ethiopia. Mague thought that since the land borders were a human creation, so are the genetic borders between the Abyssinian cat and the long-haired Abyssinian.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_cat

I get the Somali cat being "A product of
recessive gene in Abyssinian cats" [NATIVE TO ETHIOPIA]they named it Somali simply because Somalia and Ethiopia/Abyssinia share border, gene's, and similar natural variation.