Savanna

Savanna Biome 

The savanna is a type of grasslands biome. The savanna is sometimes called the tropical grasslands. 

Animals:

•African Elephant

•African Wild Dog

•Black Mamba

•Caracal...............

•Chacma Baboon

•Egyptian Mongoose

•Emu

•Grant's Zebra

•Koala Bear

•Lion

•Nigriceps Ants

•Nile Crocodile

Characteristic:

Climate  61°F. In dry season is 93 °F

Place       Africa, Australia, India and South America

Biotic       Lions, leopard, deers, crocodiles, vultures, cheetah, kangaroos, palm trees, pine trees, shrubs

Plants:

•Acacia Senegal

•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

Impact human on Savanna:

•Humans impact the Grassland Savanna by lessening the area of the land by making new space for industrialization.

•Negative Humans haven caused a lot of changes to the landscape of and the animals in grasslands since a long time ago.

•Large areas of grassland have been turned into farmlands for growing crops and for rearing cattle.

•Causes removal of vegetation cover, overgrazing, uncontrolled fuel wood collection, hard farming practice and loss of fertile soil and excessive tree felling.

Facts:

•Many animals of the savanna are endangered due to overhunting and loss of habitat.

•Many animals migrate out of the savanna during the dry season.

•Some animals in the savanna, like vultures and hyenas, are scavengers which eat other animal's kills.

•The African savanna boasts the largest land animal, the elephant, and the tallest land animal, the giraffe.

•The baobab tree can live for thousands of years.

•The savanna has the highest biodiversity of herbivore animals of any biome.

•Many of the animals in the savanna have long legs which helps them when migrating long distances.

Video:

•Savanna Biome