OCTOBER—African Biodiversity Africa The African continent is home to a rich diversity of habitats that support an amazing variety of plant and animal life. Explore the ecosystems of the Great Rift, a place where the continental plates pulled apart more than 40 million years ago to form 35 separate lakes that hold thousands of fish species found nowhere else on Earth. Learn more about Africa’s vast savanna region, a grassy plain that covers one-third of the continent. Discover how endangered savanna animals, such as the giraffe, black rhino, and hippopotamus, survive as megaherbivores, eating large quantities of vegetation between them and thereby sustaining the savanna itself. Permanent Exhibition—for more information, visit our Africa exhibition website.   back to Biodiversity Exhibitions >>   continue to November—Genetic Biodiversity >> >> Introduction | Investigate Biodiversity | YBC | Meet the Scientist | Explore Global Diversity | Events and Programs | Take Action! | Teaching Biodiversity | Biodiversity Exhibition | Credits