These clouds drop all their water on the southern side of the mountains. The very peaks that keep Tibet dry are responsible for the monsoon rains falling farther south, and the greening of India. Here, soaked by rain and bathed in tropical sun grass reaches its full potential. Elephant grass is the tallest in the world. Grass that towers over an elephant can conceal all sorts of surprises. The male lesser florican. It's hard work getting noticed when you go courting in high grass. The long grass plains of tropical India are home to some of the largest grass eating mammals on our planet and some of the smallest.


这些云在山的南坡变成降雨。正是这些高大的山峰造成西藏地区干燥少雨，而南麓的印度则有季风和降雨因而绿色葱茏。这里因为有充沛的雨水以及热带的太阳，草发挥了最大的潜力。 象草是世界上长得最高的草，长得比大象还要高的草丛里隐藏着很多奇迹。身体较小的雄性凤头鸨在深草丛中求爱可不是一件轻松的事。印度的热带草原是地球上一些大型哺乳动物的家，同时一些最小的哺乳动物也生活在这里。