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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