Grasslands cover nearly half of Africa’s land area, provide crucial grazing for livestock—an economic cornerstone for over 70 ...

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

Some of the world’s best-known and iconic wildlife makes its home on grasslands, including savannah elephants, rhinos and lions on the east African acacia savannahs. And Bengal tigers, greater ...

South Africa’s Drakensberg grasslands are one of five subtropical grassland ecoregions in the country. The rolling hills and mountains of the Drakensberg are an important water catchment area and the ...

With fewer than 7,000 left in the wild, the African Wild Dog is a highly social and efficient predator whose survival is ...

African lions are highly adaptable big cats and can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including semi-arid desert areas and even very dry habitats such as the Kalahari desert. They prefer open ...

While African leopards span the continent, inhabiting a variety of environments like grasslands, rainforests, deserts and ...

Chester Zoo's new Heart of Africa zone is 22.5 acres and makes up one fifth of the zoo (Image: Chester Zoo) These include critically endangered vultures, a colony of naked mole rats, Africa's largest ...

Article continues below Away from the sweeping grasslands, a new indoor habitat ... Eleven cold-blooded animals can also be found, including the African bullfrog, the largest frog species in ...