This story appears in the August 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... But the tallgrass habitats of alluvial plains are richer in large native animals and far more rare.

Dull in appearance but notable for its effervescent song, the house wren is a common summer inhabitant of scrublands and woodland edges throughout much of North America. Variation in plumage and ...

The Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of 40 miles an hour. Some gazelle species eschew the grasslands for mountainous landscapes or even deserts. During the dry season some grassland gazelles ...

These areas are known by different names throughout the world. They can look desolate, generally containing few or no trees, except in areas along rivers and streams. But they are vibrant ...

While plains zebras require habitats with lots of water and wild ... There are ongoing efforts to re-seed grasslands necessary for the species’ survival, as well as efforts to restrict the ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies and open grasslands in only a fraction of their former numbers. Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens ...

These herbivores are rather adaptable, able to survive in disturbed forests, grasslands ... Baird’s tapirs are also protected at the national level in several countries across its range.