Savannas are a type of mixed grassland-woodland where trees are so spaced out that there’s usually no continuous canopy cover. There are massive herds of large mammals and a diversity of grasses. Fires in the dry season (the winter) are common and an important part of nutrient cycling.
Humans are native to Africa, this is our home. All of humanity can trace its ancestry back here. So not only are there parts of this environment that helped humanity survive, but it’s also where we originated and evolved. There is some debate about what exactly makes Africa so special, but it is undeniable that it fostered our growth as a species. There are many large mammals here that are resilient to our species. Humanity has wiped out large mammals around the globe. Look at the wooly mammoths of the north, or the giant ground sloths of the Americas! All gone. But not in Africa. Here, the giant elephants, giraffes, hippos, and rhinos still (mostly) survive. That’s possibly because they co-evolved with us and shaped us as much as we did them. Because this is where we’re all really from anyway.
In the wet season, food is plentiful and water is easy to find. It rains a lot, and herds of animals wander the land. Farmers have more than enough water for their crops, and the weather is warm, sometimes too warm. People can die when it gets too hot here, especially because air conditioning is rare. But that’s different in the dry season.
