Savanna Biome

Savanna Biome

BY: Allie WenglerBozarthBlock 2

Description:Temperature range is 68°f to 86°f

Locations: The savanna is where there is a dry winter and

a six to eight month wet summer season. They are in Botswana,

Namibia, Kenya, Southern Brazil, India, Australia, and half

of the surface of AfricaIn the savanna there are

extremely tall grasses, and occasional trees.

Catching PrayLion

PantheraStructure Camouflage coat

Function They can easily sneak

up on their pray by blending in to the tall grasses and then can attack them.

Camouflage:Koala Bear

Phocolouictos

Structure: Brown and

gray fur

Function Can

camouflage itself from predators

Movement Grant's Zebra

Burchelli bohmi

STRUCTURE legs

FUNCTION

Can run fast from predators

Response to SurroundingsGrant's Zebra

Burchelli bohmi

Structure eyes

FunctionWhen they see the predator

the herd of zebras will bunch together. And because they all look the same they blend into each other and the predator will not be able to tell one

zebra from another.

STRUCTURE

Claws

FUNCTION

They can dig worms out of the ground and then they eat them.

Structure skin

Function In the hot

weather the koala bears go into a lake or pond to cool down

BibliographyWood, Hannah. Cute koala cools off in australian heat wave-

pictures. 2 April 2009. 14 March 2010. <http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/02/04/cutekoala-cools-off-in-australian-heat-wave-pictures-115875-21097430/>

12 April 2010. <http://www.botswanaadventures.co.bw/images/savanna.gif > (sorry, there was no other reference information)

Bibliography

Author, unknown. Viewing Zebra skin background photo and wall paper. Date created unknown. 13 March 2010. <http:// www.photos8.com/veiw/zebra_skin_background-other.html>

Author, unknown. World biomes. 2004.8 march 2010.

<http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/savanna.html>

Team, ETE. Tropical Savannah.28th April 2005. Wheeling Jesuit + University.8 March 2010<http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/mese/earthsyflr/savanna.html>

Bibliography

Author, Unknown. Savanna Animals. 8-10 march 2010.<http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna_animal_page.htm>

Last name unknown, John. Would you pass the koala bear test?. 8 october 2008 1:39pm. 10 March 2010.<http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/gtotem_koala.jpg>

Author, Unknown. Ivory lodge at lion stand. 2003-2010. Moonlion Networks. 10th march 2010.<http://simonand baker.com/ivory-lodge-lion-sands.html> (some pictures use www.blueplanetbiomes.org)