Around 2 million large plant-eating mammals live in the Savanna.
There are 45 species of mammals, almost 500 species of birds, and 55 species of acacia in the Serengeti Plains.
There are animals such as Lions, Black Mambas, African Elephants, African Wild Dogs, Grant Zebra's, Crocodiles,African wildcats, klipspringer, steenbok, Burchells zebra, African Savanna monitor, and puff adders.
The Savanna has the largest diversity of hoofed animals in the world including antelopes, wildebeest, buffalos, zebras, and rhinoceros.
Some animals are grazers and some are browsers and some animals are both.
Browsers nibble at the diferent levels of the trees for food.
Many animals have developd tough cheek teeth so they can stand their diets. Many animals cannot eat tough grass like the animals that live in the Savanna.
Over time some animals have also developed speed for hunting, such as the cheetahs.
Other animals, like the giraffes have developed long legs to become too high for a cheetah or other predators to get to.
Many animals migrate when it becomes too hot or too cold for them, and some even burrow in the ground (much like hibernation).
he species of animals in a savanna depends upon the geographic location of the biome. The African savannah, the savannah with which most people are familiar, is home to a wide variety of animals. A short list of some of those animals includes wildebeest, warthogs, elephants, zebras, rhinos, gazelles, hyenas, cheetahs, lions, leopards, ostrich, mousebirds, starlings, and weavers.
During the rainy season, birds, insects, and both large and small mammals thrive in the savannah, but the rainy season only lasts 6 to 8 months. During the dry season, surface water from the rain is quickly absorbed into the ground because the soil is extremely porous. Competition for water during the dry season is intense. Consequently, most birds and many of the large mammals migrate during the dry season in search of water. Because drought conditions are sometimes localized, the migration may be just to another area within the savannah. When drought conditions exist for a long time and over a wide area, the animals may migrate to another biome until the rainy season begins again.
There are 45 species of mammals, almost 500 species of birds, and 55 species of acacia in the Serengeti Plains.
There are animals such as Lions, Black Mambas, African Elephants, African Wild Dogs, Grant Zebra's, Crocodiles,African wildcats, klipspringer, steenbok, Burchells zebra, African Savanna monitor, and puff adders.
The Savanna has the largest diversity of hoofed animals in the world including antelopes, wildebeest, buffalos, zebras, and rhinoceros.
Some animals are grazers and some are browsers and some animals are both.
Browsers nibble at the diferent levels of the trees for food.
Many animals have developd tough cheek teeth so they can stand their diets. Many animals cannot eat tough grass like the animals that live in the Savanna.
Over time some animals have also developed speed for hunting, such as the cheetahs.
Other animals, like the giraffes have developed long legs to become too high for a cheetah or other predators to get to.
Many animals migrate when it becomes too hot or too cold for them, and some even burrow in the ground (much like hibernation).
he species of animals in a savanna depends upon the geographic location of the biome. The African savannah, the savannah with which most people are familiar, is home to a wide variety of animals. A short list of some of those animals includes wildebeest, warthogs, elephants, zebras, rhinos, gazelles, hyenas, cheetahs, lions, leopards, ostrich, mousebirds, starlings, and weavers.
During the rainy season, birds, insects, and both large and small mammals thrive in the savannah, but the rainy season only lasts 6 to 8 months. During the dry season, surface water from the rain is quickly absorbed into the ground because the soil is extremely porous. Competition for water during the dry season is intense. Consequently, most birds and many of the large mammals migrate during the dry season in search of water. Because drought conditions are sometimes localized, the migration may be just to another area within the savannah. When drought conditions exist for a long time and over a wide area, the animals may migrate to another biome until the rainy season begins again.