Where is the savannah in africa

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00:23the amount of precipitation gradually

00:26decreases north and south of the equator

00:29and its distribution becomes uneven as

00:32the amount of rainfall decreases the

00:35landscape changes significantly

00:38evergreen rainforests are replaced by

00:41tropical deciduous forests and savannas

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00:48however there are different types of

00:51savanna based on the amount of

00:52precipitation

00:53there are savannas where either trees or

00:56shrubs or grasses dominate the landscape

00:59the largest contiguous savanna in the

01:01world is in Africa it covers about

01:04one-third of the continent with regard

01:08to precipitation two seasons alternate

01:11in the savanna wet and dry numerous

01:17animal species live on the African

01:20savannas the various species can be

01:22categorized into two groups predators

01:25and prey more than 40 grazing species

01:30roam the savannas including giraffes

01:32elephants and antelopes these herbivores

01:36feed on grasses and leaves this is the

01:40exact opposite of the diet of lions who

01:43are the apex predators on the savanna