Savannah
noun
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions, often with scattered trees.
He saw a lion chasing a deer across the African savannah
Often appears as...
- african savannah
- savannah grassland
noun
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions, often with scattered trees.
He saw a lion chasing a deer across the African savannah
Often appears as...
- african savannah
- savannah grassland
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Pro Tip 1/3Biome Vocabulary
Used in geography and biology to describe a specific type of ecosystem.
Students are studying how animals adapt to the savannah biome.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Africa
'Savannah' can refer to similar landscapes in other regions, not exclusively African.
The Australian savannah is home to unique wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
The savannah often symbolizes wilderness and adventure in literature and film.
Her novel was set in the vast savannah of Kenya.
Pro Tip 1/3Biome Vocabulary
Used in geography and biology to describe a specific type of ecosystem.
Students are studying how animals adapt to the savannah biome.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Africa
'Savannah' can refer to similar landscapes in other regions, not exclusively African.
The Australian savannah is home to unique wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
The savannah often symbolizes wilderness and adventure in literature and film.
Her novel was set in the vast savannah of Kenya.
Pro Tip 1/3Biome Vocabulary
Used in geography and biology to describe a specific type of ecosystem.
Students are studying how animals adapt to the savannah biome.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Africa
'Savannah' can refer to similar landscapes in other regions, not exclusively African.
The Australian savannah is home to unique wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
The savannah often symbolizes wilderness and adventure in literature and film.
Her novel was set in the vast savannah of Kenya.
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and they don't just help themselves, but they help to feed healthy communities and thriving economies. And when farmers become more productive, they reduce environmental pressure. We only have two ways we can feed the we can either make our existing farmland a lot more productive, or we can clear cut forest and savannah to make more farmland,
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The incredible,...
with females living in tight-knit herds led by a single matriarch. And every member of the group has one of the most versatile tools in the savannah to help them get by. Today her herd is looking for water. Or, more accurately, smelling for water.
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
on earth they support millions of species which are all intrinsically connected but they are also amongst some of the fastest changing and unpredictable African environments parts of large-scale African savannah have
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Alligators Take Over...
diversity for alligators all the research being done at the savannah river site including my own is a pretty informative case study for contaminants in the environment interact with wildlife i know our research has
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Elephant Family Reunion...
they should because i mean we know that about savannah elephants why shouldn't forest dolphins still maintain these social groups zangabai as well as offering medicinal salts appears to be an important venue for
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Fire and Feast PIPE A...
and as the droppings evaporate in the hot sun it cools the bird in much the same way as our sweat but as the sun's heat turns the grasslands to tinder life on the savannah is about to change
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The Nature of Nature PIPE...
the unprotected areas where gusto might have found a thriving ecosystem barren a few small fish and no sharks the top predators that should be hunting here like lions in the savannah
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Protecting The Elephant...
those of savannah elephants resulting in a rose ivory that's highly prized for carving its value is astronomical a pair of tusks raises ninety thousand dollars on the black market
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Disabled Baby Elephant...
what's unusual is that has survived for so long unlike on the savannah there are no large predators here which might explain why but life in the forest for a disabled
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Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
chilly is definitely more confident more self-assured as a mom than savannah she's raised nine cups to independence in the past versus savannah's five
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3 reasons why we can win...
and they don't just help themselves, but they help to feed healthy communities and thriving economies. And when farmers become more productive, they reduce environmental pressure. We only have two ways we can feed the we can either make our existing farmland a lot more productive, or we can clear cut forest and savannah to make more farmland,
Video examples
The incredible,...
with females living in tight-knit herds led by a single matriarch. And every member of the group has one of the most versatile tools in the savannah to help them get by. Today her herd is looking for water. Or, more accurately, smelling for water.
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
on earth they support millions of species which are all intrinsically connected but they are also amongst some of the fastest changing and unpredictable African environments parts of large-scale African savannah have
Video examples
Alligators Take Over...
diversity for alligators all the research being done at the savannah river site including my own is a pretty informative case study for contaminants in the environment interact with wildlife i know our research has
Video examples
Elephant Family Reunion...
they should because i mean we know that about savannah elephants why shouldn't forest dolphins still maintain these social groups zangabai as well as offering medicinal salts appears to be an important venue for
Video examples
Fire and Feast PIPE A...
and as the droppings evaporate in the hot sun it cools the bird in much the same way as our sweat but as the sun's heat turns the grasslands to tinder life on the savannah is about to change
Video examples
The Nature of Nature PIPE...
the unprotected areas where gusto might have found a thriving ecosystem barren a few small fish and no sharks the top predators that should be hunting here like lions in the savannah
Video examples
Protecting The Elephant...
those of savannah elephants resulting in a rose ivory that's highly prized for carving its value is astronomical a pair of tusks raises ninety thousand dollars on the black market
Video examples
Disabled Baby Elephant...
what's unusual is that has survived for so long unlike on the savannah there are no large predators here which might explain why but life in the forest for a disabled
Video examples
Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
chilly is definitely more confident more self-assured as a mom than savannah she's raised nine cups to independence in the past versus savannah's five
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Mary Roach
American Author
Animals' taste systems are specialized for the niche they occupy in the environment. That includes us. As hunters and foragers of the dry savannah, our earliest forebears evolved a taste for important but scarce nutrients: salt and high-energy fats and sugars. That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread popularity of junk food.
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Douglas Trumbull
American Director
2001' used a lot of what's called 'front projection.' You project an image onto this giant reflective screen, and the image bounces back and comes back to the lens and seems to be in the background behind the actors. The whole 'dawn of man' sequence in '2001' was projected eight-by-ten photographs of the African savannah.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Forecasts have been fundamental to mankind's journey from a small tribe on the African savannah to a species that can sling objects across the solar system with extreme precision.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
I'm equally happy bouncing across the African savannah in an old Land Rover as I am staying in a luxury resort in The Maldives. Travel and the wilderness excite me.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly.
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Dominic Monaghan
Irish Actor
I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.
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David Morrissey
English Actor
Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.
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Mary Roach
American Author
Animals' taste systems are specialized for the niche they occupy in the environment. That includes us. As hunters and foragers of the dry savannah, our earliest forebears evolved a taste for important but scarce nutrients: salt and high-energy fats and sugars. That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread popularity of junk food.
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Douglas Trumbull
American Director
2001' used a lot of what's called 'front projection.' You project an image onto this giant reflective screen, and the image bounces back and comes back to the lens and seems to be in the background behind the actors. The whole 'dawn of man' sequence in '2001' was projected eight-by-ten photographs of the African savannah.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Forecasts have been fundamental to mankind's journey from a small tribe on the African savannah to a species that can sling objects across the solar system with extreme precision.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
I'm equally happy bouncing across the African savannah in an old Land Rover as I am staying in a luxury resort in The Maldives. Travel and the wilderness excite me.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly.
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Dominic Monaghan
Irish Actor
I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.
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David Morrissey
English Actor
Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.
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