savannahs

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Her rug collection is inspired by Nigeria's diverse terrain - rolling hills, winding rivers, sprawling savannahs and dense forests, and reminds me of the view from planes.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

When intact, tropical grasslands and savannahs store large quantities of carbon below ground.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

Otherwise-tropical areas can experience drying, causing rivers to disappear, lakes to turn into swamps, jungles into savannahs, and grasslands into deserts.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Since then there have been efforts to reintroduce these cats to India’s savannahs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Twenty million years ago, our immediate ancestors probably still lived in the trees, later descending because the forests receded during a major ice age and were replaced by grassy savannahs.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan