But they are vibrant ecosystems, and some, like the African savanna, are home to the animal kingdom's most recognizable fauna.

In the heart of the savanna, a cheerful giraffe strides gracefully across the golden grasslands, its long neck swaying with ...

This is a potential threat to drylands, grasslands, savannas and the rangelands they support. Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa, Asia and South America are covered by savanna ...

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

You may have seen lions, elephants and snakes in the zoo but if you wanted to see these incredible animals in their natural habitat you’d need to visit a tropical grassland, or a savanna.

Savanna consists of scattered trees within a continuous stand of prairie grassland. Fire is common in these systems and the trees are restricted to a few fire-resistant species, primarily bur oaks.

Who is truly the king of the jungle? Lions or Tigers? Rather than jungles, lions mainly inhabit savannas and grasslands.

The NPS notes how rare this ecosystem has become, “Oak savannas are sparsely treed grasslands where fire-resistant oaks stand among prairie plants. In the Midwest, it is estimated that less than ...