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Fauna is an educational field guide. Measurements are ranges, not game stats.

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Savanna · Fauna

Habitat

Savanna

Open woodland and grassland mosaics used by large herbivores and their predators.

South African giraffe head with oxpecker in Kruger National Park

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Mammal · Herbivore · Savanna

Pod of hippopotamuses in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Mammal · Herbivore · Freshwater

Komodo dragon at Komodo National Park

Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Reptile · Carnivore · Savanna

African bush elephant walking through dry grassland

African elephant

Loxodonta africana

Mammal · Herbivore · Savanna

Female cheetah lying in grass at Phinda Private Game Reserve

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Mammal · Carnivore · Savanna

Lion lying in dry grass in Namibia

Lion

Panthera leo

Mammal · Carnivore · Savanna