Covering 20% of the planet, a savanna is an expansive grassland that often stretches on as far as the eye can see. With hazy horizons often broken only by meandering animals, the savanna is a habitat that changes with the seasons: from very dry in summer to teeming with rain once the wet season arrives.
The savanna grassland that dominates the African continent is the most famous example of this type of habitat. Stretching across more than half of this vast landmass, the African savanna brings to mind wide open grasslands, herds of migrating wildebeest, and the odd tree, sparsely framing the horizon.
This tropical savanna is home to some of our planet’s most magnificent creatures: lions, giraffes, elephants and leopards. It’s estimated that 2 million animals call this sprawling landscape home.
Africa isn’t the only place that savannas are found, though. In Brazil, the Cerrado covers 2 million square kilometres, and is South America’s second largest biome. Here, over 1600 different species of bird, mammal and reptile live in an environment that has existed since the time of the dinosaurs.
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