tropical savanna
Hot seasonal prairie
Tropical savanna is grassland with scattered trees in warm regions that experience distinct wet and dry seasons.
Found in Africa, South America, and Australia, these ecosystems support grazing animals and predators adapted to open terrain: The African tropical savanna is home to lions, elephants, and vast herds of wildebeest.
The climate classification is sometimes called tropical wet and dry.
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
- dry heatHigh temperature, low humidity
- antelopesHorned ruminants of grasslands
- elephantsTusked, trunk-bearing mammals
- big catsLarge wild felines
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- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- African savannaacacia, acacia tree, baobab, baobab tree, cheetah
- grasslandsgrassland, prairie, steppe, pampas, veld
- savannagrassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree, acacia tree
- tropical habitatsmangrove swamp, bamboo forest, coral reef, lagoon, cloud forest
- climatessubtropical, temperate forest, equatorial, continental, oceanic
tropical savannatundra
Frigid treeless biome
polar desert · boreal forest · taiga · ice cap · polar region
tropical savannatropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
jungle · dense forest · cloud forest · old-growth forest · bare rock
tropical savannadesert
To leave behind completely
hot desert · tropical rainforest · Sahara · swamp · wetland