These animals are best adapted to vast expanses of grassland with scattered trees, where the climate is hot, year-round. Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of ...

with similar grassland ecosystems. Savannas are areas with less than 10% tree cover and are often home to local specials. In African savannas, wildebeests, zebras, cape buffalos, elands ...

Trees in savannas are usually drought deciduous ... Three major selective forces dominate the evolution of plant traits in grasslands, recurring fire, periodic drought, and grazing.

They can look desolate, generally containing few or no trees, except in areas along rivers and streams. But they are vibrant ecosystems, and some, like the African savanna, are home to the animal ...

Beni’s grasslands and forests are threatened ... depends on the motacú palm, an emblematic tree in the Beni savannas. Image by Lennart Verheuvel, courtesy of Asociación Armonia.

Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.