SAVANNA

ANIMALS

• Black caiman
• Wildebeest
• Zorilla
• African elephant
• Meerkat

ZORRILA

• Closely related to the skunk
• Also called the stripped pole cat
• They are nocturnal so they hunt at night

WILDEBEEST

• Fastest running plant eater
• They are usually always in giant herds
• The new born scan stand with in 3-5 min.

BLACK CAIMAN

• Are large meat eating reptiles
• Spend more than half there life in water
• Live in most freshwater habitats

AFRICAN ELEPHANT

• Largest living land animal
• They are every social
• Headed by a female to the group
• Elephants are amazing swimmers

MEERKAT

• Very small animals
• Make tunnels as they burrow into the ground
• A type of mongoose they live maybe 10 years

CLIMATE

PRECIPITATION

CUCUMA

• Members of the ginger family
• Often found near panama
• Foliage dies back every year
• Known as the resurrection plant

PLEBEIAN TRUMPET VINE

• Found in grass lands among shrubs
• Poisonous
• Leaves and vines produce latex

UMBRELLA THORN ACACIA

• Most common and most recognized of the savanna
• Can survive te pastures up to 112* and freezing at night

SOIL

• Soil of tropical grasslands is porous with rapid drainage of water
• The soil has a thin layer of hummus which provides vegetation with nutrients