Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

The leopard in this short video clip looks very at ease both climbing up a tree trunk and relaxing in the branches. The ease ...

From the savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa to the prairies of the Northern Great Plains and cool temperate steppes, about 40 percent of the Earth’s landmass is covered with grasses. These grasslands host ...

Temperate grasslands are savanna-like areas located on every continent except Antarctica. Learn about the animals and plants in this biome.

But when Veldman began looking at true savannas—which are just grasslands with more trees—he learned that they were distinct ecosystems governed by a completely different set of rules.

Cutting down trees to bring back grass may seem puzzling in a time of climate change, as forest conservation and tree-planting have become popular ways to keep carbon out of the atmosphere.

KS3/GCSE Geography. Tropical savanna biome. Exploring tropical savanna grasslands in Africa to examine the plants and animals living in the ecosystem.

Global tree-planting initiatives, aimed at storing carbon from the atmosphere, could include plantations in fire-prone African savannas. 58% of tree plantations grown in South African grasslands ...

Savannas are tropical or subtropical grasslands—in eastern Africa, northern South America and elsewhere—that contain scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth.

The most widespread were the savannas, grasslands characterized by scattered trees and a wildflower-rich soil. Historically, what kept young trees from filling the grasslands and turning them into ...

Pale purple coneflower is one of the native plants used in grassland restoration at the Covey Project in Gilliam Park. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Bryan Hendricks) ...