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A PATCH OF SAVANNAH-TYPE GRASSLAND
IN TROPICAL URHOBOLAND


Although Urhoboland is fully in the tropics, there are several incidents of savannah-type grassland in Urhoboland. Called
ato in Urhobo language, these patches of grassland are surrounded by tropical environment. The picture below captures one such atypical grassland in Urhoboland.

A patch of Savannah-type Grassland in Tropical Urhoboland.

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