Savanna biomes are flat plains dominated by grasses and large trees like baobab. The animals there include grazers like elephants and zebras, predators like lions and cheetahs, and other herbivores.
WSLS 10: Animals free to roam between Savanna habitats for first time in San Antonio Zoo history
Animals free to roam between Savanna habitats for first time in San Antonio Zoo history
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland - grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
A savanna is a vegetation type that grows under hot, seasonally dry climatic conditions and is characterized by an open tree canopy (i.e., scattered trees) above a continuous tall grass understory (the vegetation layer between the forest canopy and the ground).
Isalo National park has typical savanna, with mostly grasses and widely spread trees. Image by Antony Stanley. When you first enter a savanna, you may not even realize you've entered a new kind of habitat. You see patches of grass (some as tall as 10 feet), low-growing shrubs, and likely some trees that are widely spread out, but that’s about it.
A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands.
Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.