African plains

Where lions roam

The African plains are vast, flat grasslands stretching across much of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the savannas of East Africa.

These landscapes are famous for supporting enormous populations of wildlife—elephants, lions, zebras, wildebeest—and for the seasonal migrations that move across them.

The documentary captured the African plains at sunset.

Related

wild dogs · dry season · zebras · grazing herds · migration route · termite mounds · Sahel · lion · pride of lions · red earth · dung beetle · grassland · dust · elephant · grazing herds · open sky · antelope · Great Rift Valley

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Opposites
terrain type

African plainsjungle

Dense tropical forest

dense forest · Sahara Desert · Congo rainforest · desert · swamp

geographic region

African plainsEuropean Alps

Major mountain system in Europe

Australian outback · Amazon rainforest · Amazon basin

elevation and topography

African plainsmountain range

Series of connected peaks

highlands · alpine peaks · Himalayas · Mount Kilimanjaro · Andes

Family

plain, Africa, savanna

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G