Discovery Education
Grasslands
By: Parker Rice, Jordan Chambers, and Devon Veach
About Grasslands
Endangered Species
Prarie Dogs
Prairie dogs can grow up to 38 cm long. They live in holes with their family called "towns". Their hole are up to 3 to 4 meters deep. They only come out during the day and sleep at night like humans. They usually feed on herbs and grasses.
Burrowing Owl
Whooping Crane
Human Impacts
How Humans Have Impacted Grasslands
Grasslands are disappearing due to dividing up the land for farming and urban development. Dividing up the land for farming is bad because the animals of the grasslands don't have any way to move around.
25% of grasslands have disappeared because of people building power plants, cities, schools, roads, permanent homes.
Climate In Grasslands
The summers are hot and the winters are cold. In the summer the temperature can get higher than 100 degrees. Rain usually comes about late spring and early summer. They get about 20-35 inches a year but most of it is snow from the winter.