Did you know that in the savannas there
is a tree that is so big that so people live in the trunk of that tree? The
savanna is in the middle of a tropical rain forest and a desert. The
temperature is about 70F all year round. The biggest savannas are in Africa.
There are only 2 seasons, summer and winter. In the summer it is very wet, the
savannas get about 25 inches of rain during summer. Also the temperature does
not drop that much. In the winter it very dry, not much rain comes at all.
In the savannas there are very interesting animals. One is named a Gnu
meaning wild beast, which is also related to a bull. It has hooved feet, long
legs, sharp horns, humped shoulders, weighs about 600 pounds. There are
actually cheetahs in the savannas. They are the fastest animals. They eat
cantaloupes, have short sharp claws, they are top predators, with yellow/black
fur.
In the savannas there is a type of horse called a Quagga. It has long
white legs, brown coat of fur, large ears and eyes, dark color on it’s muzzle.
The other animal is an African wild dog. It has white skin and is very fast. It
has very sharp claws, is very dangerous, and is top predator.
There are very interesting plants in the
savannas. There is a tree called a Jarrah tree. It could grow to 40-50 meters
tall! The leaves can grow up to 13 cm long. There is a different type of tree
called a baobab tree. It is on the equator, it can grow up to 25 meters tall,
stores lots of water, it looks like a plant with the root sticking upwards. The
tree is so big that some people live in the trunk of it! I hope you enjoyed learning about savannas.
