Africana is a

breed A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist seve ...

of domesticated

sheep Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ...

(also known as ''Pelona'', ''Camuro'' or ''Camura'', ''Red African'', ''Rojo Africana'', ''Colombian Wooless'', ''West African'') found in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. This breed is polled (hornless) and is about the same size as the Pelibüey. The Africana is raised for their

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and is classified as a hair breed.

Characteristics

The Africana is often some shade of tan to brown.

Notes

References

* {{sheep-stub Sheep breeds Sheep breeds originating in Colombia Sheep breeds originating in Venezuela