Tropical Grassland

Nicknames: savanna Climate: tropical

Animals and their adaptations:

- African Elephants have thick, gray skin to help protect them from bites

- African wild dogs have light bones and long legs so they can chase prey for a long time.

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm

Plants and their Adaptations:

- Gum tree Eucalyptus are a main source of food for koala bears and are commonly found on Australia's savannas

- the jackelberry tree grows on termite mounds so it has aerated soil

Tropical Grasslands are 2nd place in the most diverse plant life

https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=105

5 interesting facts:

- there is two seasons, the dry season and the wet season

- every type of soil has been found here

- savannas are usually found between deserts and forests

- the largest savanna is in Africa

- savannas almost cover half of Africa

http://savannafact.weebly.com

Human Impact: Poaching,industrialization, using land for housing and agriculture