Grasslands of Africa
Explore the African savanna together
Look across the grassland for grazing zebras, tall trees and animals by the water. In Nature Reach, your child can tap animals to hear their names and explore the savanna at four times of day.

Five animals worth a closer look
A long neck, a useful trunk or a lookout on a mound can start a conversation about how an animal finds food or stays safe.

Lion
A lion's roar can carry for several kilometres across the savanna.

Giraffe
A giraffe curls its long tongue around a branch to pull off leaves.

Zebra
Every zebra has its own pattern of stripes.

Elephant
An elephant uses its trunk to smell, grasp branches and draw up water.

Meerkat
A meerkat stands guard while other members of its group look for food.
One savanna, four times of day
Switch between dawn, midday, dusk and night in Nature Reach. Compare the light and look for the different animals that appear in each scene.
Dawn
Midday
Dusk
Night
Draw a savanna together in 3 to 5 minutes
- Take a sheet of paper and draw a tree, a patch of grass and a river.
- Add a giraffe reaching for leaves, a zebra grazing and an elephant coming for a drink.
- Take turns pointing to an animal and explaining what it finds in that part of your picture.
Explore other places
Pond
A pond has more to explore than the water you see on top. In Nature Reach, your child can search the picture for animals in the shallows, on the surface and along the bank.
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Rainforest
Look up into the branches, then follow the scene down to the forest floor and stream. In Nature Reach, your child can tap an animal to hear its name and a short introduction in English, Vietnamese or both.
Explore this placeSources
- African savanna regions, Journal of Biogeography
- Plant diversity across African savannas, Journal of Biogeography
Compiled by Nature Reach from scientific habitat dossiers and reviewed on 27/09/2026.
