Grass and shrubs are the primary producers (plants) in the savanna food chain. Giraffes, zebras, elephants, gazelles, wildebeests, and warthogs are the main consumers (herbivores). Leopards, lions, and cheetahs are carnivores, whereas vultures, termites, and hyenas are scavengers. Mushrooms, insects, and bacteria are among the decomposers.
The savanna, also known as African grassland, is a diversified food web that is dependent on movement patterns that follow water and food sources. A zebra may graze grass and then be eaten by a lion, who is subsequently eaten by vultures and hyenas after it dies.
Once the food chain reaches the decomposers, the cycle repeats itself as insects and mushrooms aid in plant nutrition. Some creatures, such as aardvarks, birds, and small lizards, feed on insects. On the food chain, a hyena is both a carnivore and a scavenger.
Tall grasses and bushes dominate the savanna biome, which has few trees. A healthy ecosystem has no holes in its food chain; herbivores eat producers, and herbivores are then consumed by carnivores.
Scavengers and decomposers consume these carnivores, which then return food to the producers. A trophic level is the name given to each feeding level in the food chain.