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)