But they are vibrant ecosystems, and some, like the African savanna, are home to the animal kingdom's most recognizable fauna.

Lions possess the ability to blend in with the dry, low-lying grasses of the African savanna, a trait that allows them to easily sneak up on prey. In this case, however, tourists at Kruger ...

and the Central Africa savanna buffalo. When the buffalo aren’t fighting off the occasional lion, they’re eating grass—and lots of it. It forms the bulk of their diet. Like cows, buffalo ...

or a savanna. These animals are best adapted to vast expanses of grassland with scattered trees, where the climate is hot, year-round. Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large ...