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

Tall trees, creepers, carnivorous and giant plants dominate the tropical rainforest; while the savannah supports grasses, shrubs and the acacia tree, the favorite foods of giraffes and elephants.

NAIROBI, Kenya — For veteran wildlife ranger Joseph Kimojino, the traditional tools of his trade — binoculars, off-road jeep and a rifle — have been supplemented by Twitter, Flickr and a blog.

Together they saw tall grasses and wildflowers as a way to breathe new life into dull, ... Kurt Bluemel, 81, who recreated an African savannah for a Disney resort in Orlando, dies of cancer.

The tall, slender 29-year-old is marching with four other young men who belong to a pastoralist people called the Maasai. Beneath the folds of his thick cloak, he carries a sharpened machete.

Like parts of the African savannah and South American pampas, the Konza and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are native prairies. They have never been plowed.

Unlike big cats, the black-footed cat tends to disappear into the tall grasses of the African savannah, making its exploits difficult to track via camera. Luckily, ...

Across the savannahs of Africa, millions of stomachs are busy converting plant tissue into animal flesh. The continent’s leaves and grasses are under constant assault from impala, wildebeest ...

African wildlife expert Rob the Ranger shares the moment a lioness leads her cubs through the tall grass of Maasai Mara.