Interesting Facts
· The savanna biome is rich with herbivores
such as elephants, zebras, gazelles, and
buffalo.
· The largest part of the savanna biome is
located in Africa. Almost half of Africa is
considered a savanna.
· Some animals go so long without water
during the dry season that they barely
make it alive to the wet season.
· In the savanna biome, If one species
of animal were removed, the entire eco-
system would be altered.
Floral Adaptations
Baobab - It can provide shelter, clothing,
food, and water for the animal and hu-
man inhabitants of the African savannah
regions.
Acacia Senegal - It grows to a height of
5-12m. This plants can used on in-
flamed skin.
Gum tree eucalyptus—Koala bears eat
The Savana
them. Provides food for many pollinators
including insects, birds, bats and pos-
sums.
Shrubs and isolated trees- generally
xerophytic (species adapted to survive
with less water), or drought resistant.
Sarcoscypha dudleyi—fungi that breaks
down oak
Laetiporus sulphureus– fungus that
breaks down a tree. Its fruit bodies grow
as striking golden-yellow shelf-like struc-
tures on tree trunks and branches.
 Location and Climate
Savanna is a terrestrial biome situated between a
grassland and a forest; affected by either dry or
wet seasons. The savanna biome is mostly made
up of grass but there are a few other plants. The
savanna remains warm all year long. In the winter
the temperature range of Savanna is 68° F to
78°F (200C to 250C) while n the summer, the
temperature range is 78° to 86° F (25°C to 30°
C). There is an annual precipitation of 10 to 30
inches (100 to 150 cm) of rain. Abiotic factors
include climate, soil, topography and natural dis-
turbances. Trees, grasses, shrubs, mosses and
lichens are types of producers found in a savanna
grassland. Producers are abiotic factors in the
savanna.
Food Web
Faunal Adaptations
Elephant - They can change all the environment in Symbiotic Relationships
Savanna but their waste can help other species to
survive.
There are many symbiotic relationships in the
Caracal - have big ears to listen all the sound and
usually they eat bird and sometimes wild pig savanna. For example, Oxpeckers and the Rhi-
Emu - second biggest bird in the world. They can-
noceros is an example of mutualism. The ox-
not fly. They usually eat bugs and fruit.
Grant's Zebra - first consumer, they have strong pecker eats the ticks that are on the rhinoceros
legs s to protect themselves from lions or other
as its food. The oxpeckers also warn the Rhi-
predators.
Lion - predator, they usually eat gazelles, buffalo, noceros of any danger that may be lurking.
zebras and many other small to medium sized
mammals.
Nigriceps ant - first consumer, the ants have
adapted to living in trees because the soil gets
waterlogged and spongy during the rainy season,
and dries out and cracks during the dry season.
In addition, a second example of a symbiotic
relationship is a prey relationship in the Savan-
na, scuh as a llion and a gazell. A lion serves as
the predator, and catches and feeds on the
gazelle that serves as the prey.