Berbera Blackhead, Blackhead Persian (in South Africa after genetic improvement)
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Somalia
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Semi-arid and arid climate.
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Found throughout Somalia, but also found in the drier areas of southern Africa and farther north, notably Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Sudan and even Ghana; it has also been introduced for crossbreeding purposes to the West Indies and to Central and South America; the natural habitat is semi-arid and arid, but also found in many wetter areas where the comparative advantages it enjoys in dry areas are lost (Wilson, 1991; Ramsay et al., n.d.).