The Savanna
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This is a prime example of your average Savanna. It is centered around a large watering hole. It is ringed with clay soil, fading to grasses and small arboreal vegetation.
Climate
The Savanna has a wet/dry climate. The wet climate refers to a tropical season while the dry climate refers to the winter season. The wet season all of the plants shrivel up and die. The temperature during this time is between 78-86 degrees Fahrenheit. During the dry season this is considered to be the time when the plants start to grow. It is when most of the rain happens allowing the rivers to flow and the plant life to increase. The temperature during this time is 68-78 Fahrenheit. The temperature in the savanna does not drastically change it tends to stay at a constant.
Location
Savannas are mostly located in Africa, Australia, South America, and India. This is because a Savanna is mostly grass and a few scattered trees.
Flora
The Savanna is covered in grasses, mostly coarse, and small groves of trees. These trees generally live near streams or ponds, due to little rainfall. The most distinguishable of these trees is the umbrella-shaped Acacia tree.
Acacia Tree
It's an umbrella shaped top with branches high off the ground that giraffes like to eat.
Lemon Grass
It is a fragrant tropical grass that has an oil that smells like lemon.
Red Oats
Red oats is a grass and also a grain. It is mainly used in grainy cereal.
Fauna
The Savanna is able to support a vast array of life. This life ranges from insects to the King of the Jungle.
Termites
Small, cream colored insect that lives in massive colonies known as mounds.
Zebras
An African wild horse, most commonly known for its bold pattern of black and white stripes.
Lions
A large wild cat that lives in a pride. The males have large manes and take little part in hunting. The females however do most of the hunting.
Biomes Savanna | Biology | Ecology
Savanna Grassland Biome
African Savanna Biome
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