as in prairies
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Recent Examples of grasslands
As grasslands expanded and forests receded, the open landscapes favored pursuit predators like early members of the genus Canis.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the plains of northern Kazakhstan, swampy forests meet grasslands as rivers cut through the landscape.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Waterfowl, once considered a conservation success, have declined by 20% since 2014 from the loss of wetlands and grasslands.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
These massive creatures thrived in the grasslands of what is now North and Central Texas, persisting until roughly 11,700 years ago.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
The population would have inhabited a woodland environment with wet grasslands, which would have been rich in prey, the study said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
During an annual monitoring expedition, CDF and DPNG first spotted the birds far from humans among grasslands and guava trees.
—Priya Shukla, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Most spiders are captured in trees and grasslands.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Scientists have long believed that hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans first learned to thrive in East African grasslands before spreading out and adapting to new environments.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the plains of northern Kazakhstan, swampy forests meet grasslands as rivers cut through the landscape.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Waterfowl, once considered a conservation success, have declined by 20% since 2014 from the loss of wetlands and grasslands.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
These massive creatures thrived in the grasslands of what is now North and Central Texas, persisting until roughly 11,700 years ago.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
The population would have inhabited a woodland environment with wet grasslands, which would have been rich in prey, the study said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
During an annual monitoring expedition, CDF and DPNG first spotted the birds far from humans among grasslands and guava trees.
—Priya Shukla, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Most spiders are captured in trees and grasslands.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Scientists have long believed that hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans first learned to thrive in East African grasslands before spreading out and adapting to new environments.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Grasslands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasslands. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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