The Taiga
inhabitat ?
plants
not many plants can live in the cold of Taiga winters , but three types of plants that can are White Spruce , pine, and Douglas fir .
White spruce
height :80-140 feet
Douglas fir
height:230-262 feet
pine
height:3.3 feet
as you can see the only trees that can survive in the Taiga are trees with needles
animals
most animals that can survive in the Taiga -can live through the cold winters , like the Taigas plants ! three types of animals are squirrels ,ermines , and elk.
squirrel
theirs so many types of these little guys , its to hard to name some facts !
ermines
they don't have long life spans - only being able to live for , 4 to 6 years . but they sure are cute wouldn't you agree ?
elks
I know what your thinking no its bambi ... sorry but these guys can get pretty big males weighing 710-730 pounds and females 500-530 pounds wow !
the food chain
now of course I couldn't forget to include one of these
just a example of one of the food chains in the taiga biome
temperatures
did I forget to mention that the Taiga biome is located in the northern hemisphere of the artic circle well sorry but now you know ..
so don't be surprised by these temperatures
Average temperature : 32 degrees
summer temperature : 50 degrees
winter temperature : under 26.6 degrees
highest temperature: 104 degrees
woah !
the Taiga is DEFINITELY no place for us humans ..
seasons
as you know winters are very cold but not only that , they go on for six months ! summers are quick ,wet, and warm . springs are the same , and Fall is the shortest season of them all !
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