savanna, vegetation type that grows under hot, seasonally dry climatic conditions and is characterized by an open tree canopy (i.e., scattered trees) above a continuous tall grass understory (the vegetation layer between the forest canopy and the ground).

Jan 3, 2025 · K-selected species Adult and young African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) crossing a stream. Elephants are classic examples of K -selected species—that is, species characterized by relatively stable (rather than wildly fluctuating) populations.

The African savanna, or bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), of sub-Saharan Africa, is the largest living land animal, weighing up to 16,500 lbs (7,500 kg) and standing 10–13 ft (3–4 m) tall at the shoulder.

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Where plots of African savanna vegetation are protected from being burned, they tend to revert quickly to deciduous forest. Savannas are also affected by the overuse of woody plants for fuel. Together with grazing and cultivation, this depletes both the grassy and woody components of the vegetative cover.

In the drier regions of East Africa, acacias (Acacia) and bushwillows (Combretum) are the most-common savanna trees, with thick-trunked baobabs (Adansonia digitata), sturdy palms (Borassus), or succulent species of spurge (Euphorbia)

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Herd of African elephants ( Loxodonta africana oxyotis ) and their calves walking across the African savanna.

African savanna elephant and young ( Loxodonta africana ), Botswana.

African spiny mouse, (genus Acomys), any of more than a dozen species of small to medium-sized rodents characterized by the harsh, inflexible spiny hairs of their upperparts. African spiny mice have large eyes and ears and scaly, nearly bald tails that are …