The African Savanna exhibit will provide three times as much room for elephants, meaning that Zoo Atlanta will be able to house bulls (which must be cared for separately) as well as cows.

Some 315 new trees — beech, elm, maple, oak, poplar and others — were planted around the enclosure, while many existing trees were preserved to provide shade for animals and visitors.

High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in an African savanna, finds study A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's ...

In 2011, satellite images of the African savannas revealed a mystery: these rolling grasslands, with their heavy rainfalls and spells of drought, were home to significantly fewer trees than ...

But a study that includes a group of South African scientists has found that the arrival of browsing medium sized antelopes was probably what turned Africa's ancient forests into the open savannas.

In the wide world of tropical flora, insects often take up the mantle of protecting the plants that shelter them, each mutually satisfied in a happy marriage of nature’s making. This is particularly ...

“Trees can benefit from how much drought reduces grass — which competes for resources with the trees and fuels savanna fires.” However, the new study showed the severe drought killed off trees in the ...

“Trees can benefit from how much drought reduces grass — which competes for resources with the trees and fuels savanna fires.” However, the new study showed the severe drought killed off trees in the ...

Relation between rainfall intensity and savanna tree abundance explained by water use strategies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015; 201517382 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1517382112 ...

Study of thorn trees in African savanna reveals astonishing comparisons to the evolution of thorns and the arrival of antelope in Africa Date: September 6, 2016 Source: University of the Witwatersrand ...