SAVANNA


 * You and your partners' names: ﻿Olivia Wagner and Nikki Lynch **


 * Title of biome: ﻿Savanna **

The Savanna biome is the largest biome in southern Africa. It's characterized as a grassy ground layer and a distinct upper layer of woody plants.
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A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions,with few trees.
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Animals in a savanna include African elephants, African wild dog, black mamba, caracal, chacma baboon, egyptian mongoose, emu, grants zebras, lions, giraffes, and many more. Plants in a savanna are acacia senegal, baobab, bermuda grass, elephant grass, gum tree eucalyptus, etc.
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In the Savanna its warm year round. Theres two diffrent seasons a dry winter and a wet summer. In the dry season theres only about 4 inches of rainfall. Between December and February theres no rain fall at all. The temputure maintains around 70 degrees. Savanna covers one fifth of the Earth. They have two seasons: wet season and dry season. Most savannas lie between deserts and equatorial forests
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna_animal_page.htm http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna_plant_page.htm