Savanna

Tropical grassy plains with scattered trees, shaped by the dry season.

What it means

The savannah is a mosaic: neither closed forest nor pure grassland, but tall grass dotted with trees that withstand fire and drought. Its year divides into two very different halves, and on that alternation depend the great herbivore migrations, which follow the rain and drag their predators along behind them. It is the ecosystem where a complete community of large mammals, with its predators and its scavengers, is still best preserved.

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Species

African LeopardVulnerable

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Golden JackalLeast Concern

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

Least Concern

Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

Maned WolfNear Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

EmuLeast Concern

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Toco ToucanLeast Concern

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

Sable AntelopeLeast Concern

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

TopiVulnerable

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

Least Concern

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Not Evaluated

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Common OstrichLeast Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

White RhinocerosNear Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Plains ZebraLeast Concern

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Black RhinocerosCritically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Least Concern

Ball Python

Python regius

Crab-eating FoxLeast Concern

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

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Nature parks

UNESCO
National Park

Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

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National Park

Dinder National Park

Sudan

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National Park

Nino Konis Santana National Park

Timor-Leste

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Chobe
National Park

Chobe

Botswana

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National Park

Bahuaja-Sonene

Peru

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Pendjari National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Pendjari National Park

Benin

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Macizo de EnnediUNESCO
Nature and Culture Reserve

Macizo de Ennedi

Chad

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UNESCO
National Park

Chapada dos Veadeiros

Brazil

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National Park

Bali Barat

Indonesia

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Wildlife Management Area

Tonda

Papua New Guinea

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UNESCO
Nature Park

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa

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National Park

Mountain Zebra

South Africa

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Yankari National Park
National Park

Yankari National Park

Nigeria

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National Park

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

Sierra Leone

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UNESCO
National Park

Manovo-Gounda St Floris

Central African Republic

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UNESCO
National Park

Nyerere (ex Selous)

Tanzania

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National Park

Saadani

Tanzania

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National Park

Valle de Kidepo

Uganda

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National Park

North Luangwa

Zambia

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National Park

Lag Badana National Park

Somalia

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National Park

Alas Purwo

Indonesia

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UNESCO
National Park

Arly

Burkina Faso

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National Park

Baluran

Indonesia

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National Park

Bou-Hedma

Tunisia

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Gallery

African LeopardLionAfrican BuffaloGolden JackalGrevy's ZebraAfrican CivetManed WolfEmuToco ToucanSable AntelopeTopiGiraffe

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