Afrotropical realm
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The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian
Ituri Rainforest
African forest elephant
African Pygmies living in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve
Sahel
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The Sahel region, or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.
Afrotropical realm
…grassland and savanna run east and west across the continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ethiopian Highlands. Immediately south of the Sahara lies the Sahel belt, a transitional zone of semi-arid short grassland and vachellia savanna. Rainfall increases further south in the Sudanian Savanna, also known…
Mud Mosque Bani Sahel Region Burkina Faso 02
Sahel Scene Dori Sahel Region Burkina Faso
The lush green of the Sahelian acacia savanna during the rainy summer season in Mali. Note the large baobab amongst the acacia.
Herders with livestock and azawakh dogs in the Sahel