Ka'ba definition. The cube, a gray rock structure at Mecca; re-shrouded yearly in black colored brocade. It marks the geographical center for the Islamic globe and it is the focal point of prayer, orientation, and pilgrimage.
Upper incisor teeth develop into tusks in African elephants and grow throughout their lifetime. There are two subspecies of African elephantsâthe Savanna (or bush) elephant and the Forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward. There are also differences in the size and shape of the skull and skeleton between the two subspecies.
A savanna or savannah is a grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.ometimes midwestern savanna were described as grassland with trees. Different authors have defined the lower limits of savanna tree coverage as 5â10% and upper limits range as 25â80% of an area. Two factors common to all savanna environments are rainfall variations from year to year, and dry season wildfires.