The Savanna Biome
By
Selena Declare
 Did you know the savanna biome has the largest
biodiversity plant eating mammals on the planet?
 This biome is the largest in southern Africa that occupies
46% of the area and over one third of southern Africa.
 Here is an interesting fact I bet you’ve never heard
before. In South America grasslands are called ,“pampas”,
in Europe, “steppes”, and in Africa they’re called
“Savannas”.
 My last fact is that a quarter of the land on the Earth are
grassland.
 In the summer it rains 10 to 30
Climate of the Savanna
inches. In the winter, unlike the
summer, it is dry. Although it still
rains 4 inches.
 The temperature range of the
savanna is 60 degrees farenheight
to 78 degrees farenheight.
 The savanna climate doesn't
change a lot. But if it does, it
changes slowly.
 In the summer season it’s nice
and wet so, the plants are green,
lush and the river’s flow. But
when the savanna is dry it could
be a long drought. The river’s get
very dry and the plants have
storage organs like bulbs, to store
water.
A giraffe in the Savanna.
This is an African giraffe he is one of the tallest animals
in the world. Giraffes are vegetarians because they only
eat plants
.
Plants
 The plants in the savanna have
to be able to go for a long
period of time without water,
because of it’s droughts.
 The reason they can survive the
drought is because they have
long tap roots that can reach
the water table.
Plants
>The trees need to have tough trunks that
can hold water.
>The plants in the savanna have tricks so
they don’t get eaten. Some grasses are
sharp, some are bitter tasting, but others
are not . The other benefits of each
vegetarian animal is that the plants give
them something to eat.
>In the Savanna lots of plants grow from
bottom up. So they don’t get eaten or
damaged.
> In the savanna plants and animals depend
on each other to keep the environment
balanced. A wide range of animals graze the
plants which provide a wide range of food
for the carnivores such as lions and
leopards.
Savanna animals
 Animals that live on the savanna
usually have long legs and wings,
which help them make it through
long migrations.
 Most burrow under ground to
escape the heat while raising their
young.
 It’s a perfect place for animals who
eat prey like buzzards and hawks.
The sky is clear so they can see
their prey.
 Animals don’t sweat. So they lose
heat where they don’t have
feathers, like on their ears or legs.
For example, an elephant or a bird.
Conclusion
 The savanna is a very important environment for
many animals and plants. The climate is perfect
for everything that lives there. If you go there it’s
warm and it’s like a beach without water.
WATCH OUT!!! There are some animals that
will fly right over your head, and some are big
enough to eat you. If you try to find shade trees,
there are very few. So the best clothing for out
there is a tank top, sandals, and shoes. If I went
there I would bring sunscreen.