The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa. By Carl Zimmer For generations, scientists looked to the East African savanna as the birthplace ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as ... These large, horned antelope species dominate watering holes throughout East Africa and are separated into two subspecies. The blue wildebeest ...

There’s also the forest buffalo, the West Africa savanna buffalo ... with humans because of their size and aggression. In East Africa, buffalo are known to break fences and tear through crops.

Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of Australia, South America and India. So what makes a savanna special? One important factor is they have a wet season, lasting for ...