Because it grows from a protected part at the base of its stems, grass is almost indestructible. Able to repair and reproduce itself rapidly it covers more of the earth's land than any other plant and feeds more wildlife than any other. Red-billed quelea, one and a half billion swarm across the savannahs of Africa. These are the most numerous birds on earth. Some flocks are so vast, that they can take five hours to pass overhead. Only grass can feed plagues of these proportions. The ravenous hordes devour the seeds and the leaves and stems are cropped by great herds of antelope. The East African savannahs alone sustain nearly 2 million wildebeest.