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SAVANNAS
Grass Types
• Shortgrasses grow where the climate is the driest.
• Tall grasses appear in the wettest parts of the grassland.
• Midgrasses fill the spaces between areas of tall grasses and shortgrasses.
Weather in the Savanna
• During the dry season, which is exceptionally long and distinct in tropical grasslands, grasses and trees wither and die, many times being consumed in raging fires.
• When the wet season returns, grasses grow at incredible rates, up to 2.5 centimeters a day.
Animals in the Savanna
• Animal life on the savanna is extremely diverse.
• Life consists of everything from herbivores like zebras, hippos or elephants carnivores like lions or hyenas.
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