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Environment

Elephant
The elephant’s large ears and
wrinkled skin keeps it cool,
and its trunk grasps leaves
and grasses for easy grazing.

Zebra
A zebra herd’s stripes
are designed to
confuse savannah
predators, making it
hard to distinguish one
zebra from the next.

Africa’s vast grasslands are
home to some of the world’s
top predators

Scattered trees
Trees in the savannah are
scattered in distribution,
but provide vital shade,
shelter and food for the
animal inhabitants.

The rich pickings of grasses and
shrubs provide excellent grazing
for herds of wildebeest
Rhinoceros Lion Dung beetle
Herbivorous rhinos thrive The African savannah’s These insects recycle the
on the rich grasslands; apex predator, a lion’s dung left by other
their broad snout and wide sandy coloured coat savannah critters. They
upper lip are perfectly helps it to camoufl age in break down droppings
adapted for grazing. the grass to stalk prey. and use them to lay eggs.