African wild dogLycaon pictus
Savanna animals
Savannas are open landscapes with grasses, scattered trees and seasonal changes in water availability. They support large herbivores, predators and many birds, with adaptations differing between species.
Which animals live in savannas?
Examples include lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, cheetahs, hyenas, antelopes, impalas, ostriches, buffalo, meerkats and jackals, depending on region and habitat. Their relationships form varied food webs.
African wild dogLycaon pictus
AntelopeBovidae (antelope groups)
BaboonPapio
Black mambaDendroaspis polylepis
BuffaloBubalus; Syncerus
Cape foxVulpes chama
CaracalCaracal caracal
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus
ElephantLoxodonta africana; Loxodonta cyclotis; Elephas maximus
FossaCryptoprocta ferox
GazelleGazella
GiraffeGiraffa spp.
HyenaHyaenidae
ImpalaAepyceros melampus
JackalCanis and Lupulella
LeopardPanthera pardus
LionPanthera leo
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
OstrichStruthio camelus (common ostrich); Struthio molybdophanes is the Somali ostrich
Pale foxVulpes pallida
RhinocerosRhinocerotidae
ServalLeptailurus serval
WarthogPhacochoerus
ZebraEquus quagga, Equus zebra and Equus grevyi