Food Web

Elephant Knocking Down Tree

This shows how elephants clear trees, and also how they find food to eat.

Keystone Species: Elephants

Elephants are keystone species, because they feed on and destroy trees and plants, clearing land for grass species. Without this, the savannah would not be a grassland, and instead turn into a woodland. All of the other plants and animals who inhabit the savannah all depend on the elephant. 

Cheetah on the Hunt:

Lion Attacking Hyenas:

Elephants

To survive the dry climate of the savanna, Elephants have developed a physical structure that enables them to access water stored in places otherwise unreachable, such as the trunk of the Baobab tree.