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savanna

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


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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

"A lot of savanna biodiversity is also sacred, which means they have cultural value in addition to ecological value," Nerlekar said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The research used forest inventory data from 2,700 plots across the country, ranging from cool moist forests to dry savanna.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

In Brazil, huge swaths of the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna have been lost to pastures and fields that produce beef and soybeans.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024

But The Taker stalks her, like a cheetah stalks a gazelle in the open savanna.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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