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savanna

[suh-van-uh] / səˈvæn ə /
NOUN
flat grassland
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
plain savannah


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The fall in the Cerrado, Brazil's savanna region, was 23.8%.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Kio, whom director Favreau and company begin following when he’s eight weeks old, is a tenacious fellow and there’s never any question that life on the savanna is harsh, severe and can be very brief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Native to temporary freshwater pools in the African savanna, these brightly colored fish have extremely short lifespans and develop many age-related problems rapidly, making them ideal for aging research.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Nonprofits and conservation groups estimate that there are today around 415,000 elephants in Africa, and the African savanna elephant is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

The Beni’s current inhabitants still burn, although now it is mostly to maintain the savanna for cattle.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

A Gaboon viper — a highly venomous snake native to the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa — was on the loose in a Santa Ana neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Capybaras aren’t native to Mexico; they are South American, occupying savannas and vegetated areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The scale of the increase varied across the four different biomes surveyed, with the sharpest rise in tropical savannas.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

"We must act to save our rivers, oceans, savannas, mangroves and forests, as well as the communities that protect and live alongside them," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

On his travels in rain forests and tropical savannas, he ate with pleasure whatever the locals were eating.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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