Tropical Savanna
Winter Season
Summer Season
Savanna during winter season
Savanna during summer season
Savanna between Seasons
Plants and Adaptations.
- Plants grow quicker in the wet season and go dormant in the dry season
- Acacia trees have developed deeper tap roots to find water in the dry season
Baobab
Bermuda Grass
Candelabra Tree
Elephant Grass
Gum Tree Eucalyptus
Jackalberry Tree
Jarrah Tree
Kangaroo Paw
Manketti Tree
River Bushwillow
Umbrella Thorn Acacia
Whistling thorn
- Zebras have stripes to blend in to the grasses
- Giraffes have long necks to reach the tree tops
- Cheetahs use small fast bursts of speed to attack and leave
Minerals are taken from these Savannas, and these Savannas have been transformed by humans into many things such as national parks, tourism areas and urban developments
A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands. They are found in a wide band on either side of the equator on the edges of tropical rainforests.
Unique Facts
Something that is very interesting in the Savanna biomes is that the soil types are very diverse. Experts have found just about every type of soil in such biomes.
Savannas cover almost half of Africa and large areas of Australia, South
America and India.
- The supply of food can be very high at some times of the year. Then they are very low at others.