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SERENGETI GRASSLAND ( NATIONAL PARK ):

• A grassland ecosystem is the collection of plants , animals and micro-organisms that live within an environment where grasses are the primary form of vegetation .
• Grasslands cover around 40 % of the earth ’ s surface
• Exist in both temperate and tropical regions
- The Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania - Covers 14,750 square kilometres of grassland plains , savanna , riverine forest , and woodlands - Bordered to the north of the Kenyan border - The national park hosts one of the largest and most diverse large predator-prey interactions worldwide