The tree provides the acacia ants with shelter ... they have started hunting African buffalo. Because they’ve studied lions and the savanna ecosystem for decades, scientists were able to put ...

These animals are best adapted to vast expanses of grassland with scattered trees, where the climate is hot, year-round. Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of ...

Researchers have published a surprising study in Science Journal, revealing an ecological shift in East Africa's savannas involving the "big-headed" ant and its impact on the giant African lion's ...

A study reveals that a tiny and seemingly innocuous invasive ant species, identified as big-headed ants (Pheidole megacephala), is impacting tree cover in an East African wildlife area ...