UMary Allen
I-savannah iwuhlobo lwendawo. Ama-Savanna awekho endaweni eshisa kakhulu emhlabeni, ogwadule, kodwa ezindaweni ezishisayo nasezindaweni ezishisayo. Kusashisa kakhulu lapho, kodwa futhi komile kunasehlathini lemvula. I-savanna imvamisa iwukusuka ogwadule uye ehlathini elinemvula. Igama elithi savanna livela eSpanishi: “sabana” okuyindawo enotshani eyomile.
Ku-savannah enjalo, cishe umhlabathi wonke umbozwe izitshalo. Ngokuvamile, utshani nezihlahla ezithile. Izihlahla ziqhelelene kakhulu. Umuthi ojwayelekile we-savannah yisihlahla se-baobab, esikwazi kahle ukugcina amanzi. Ngokuya ngohlobo lwe-savannah, imvula eningi noma encane enethayo. Isikhathi semvula ngokuvamile sisehlobo.
Ngezinye izikhathi kunezindawo e-savannah lapho utshani bungekho. Utshani bungase buphakame endaweni ukuze bube indandatho. Ibizwa ngokuthi i-fairy circle. Ukuthi lokho kuvelaphi akuqiniseki. Mhlawumbe yizilwane ezinjengomuhlwa noma umhlabathi. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izinhlanga zithola ukuthi ama-fairies anakekela imibuthano.
Kukhona ama-savanna kuwo wonke amazwekazi ngaphandle kwe-Antarctica. E-Afrika, eningizimu yogwadule lwaseSahara, kunomdweshu omude we-savannah. I-savannah eyaziwa kakhulu yi-Serengeti eTanzania naseKenya. EYurophu, izingxenye ezinkulu kuphela zaseSpain ezinesimo sezulu esifana nesavannah.