The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with ...

You may have seen lions, elephants and snakes in the zoo but if you wanted to see these incredible animals in their natural habitat you’d need to visit a tropical grassland, or a savanna.

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