THE SAVANNAS AND THE STEPPES are the great grasslands of the Earth.Savanna grasslands , lie between the tropical rain forests and the deserts in the Northern and the southern hemispheres.Both the grass lands are the biggest stretches of grass lands .Nothing but only grasses grows here,except some dwarf trees.Trees like Acacia and the Baobab grow in the Savanna.Baobab tree can store water in their thick spongy stems. in the rainy season and uses it in dry season.
WILD LIFE - Various animals like Lion, cheetahs ,hyenas, and
large herds of Zebras,Giraffes,gnus,and antelopes are found here in the Savanna .Beside, birds like flamingos and bald-headed vultures also found here.
STEPPES GRASS LANDS - are found in the middle of the continents like ,Pampas of south America,and Prairies of North America.These are dry ;devoid of trees, and cold in winter.
some famous and uncommon variety of animals and plant found here ,like-
THE BISON - Today there are some 400,000 bison in the North American Steppes ,but they had almost become extinct about 130 ,years ago.At that time some remaining animals were transferred to the Yellow stone National park. in North A America to protect them.Bison are nomadic grazers and are peaceful .However they may attack often ,without warning and for no apparent reason.Earlier the native Americans lived on the meat of the animal and used the skin ,fur,bones, and tendons to make things like tents,clothes,tools,and weapons.
FLAMINGOS .-This large bird stand on one leg ,to conserve body heat and energy.The flamingos tucks one leg into its body feathers to warm it .The pink color on the feathers of the flamingos comes from the pink colored crabs that the birds eat.If flamingo does not feed on these crabs ,their plumage slowly becomes white.
BALD -HEADED VULTURES. This scavenger birds cleans the environment by eating dead animals .They feed ld on dead animals 's corps .Their bald head is due to the reason ,that ,while eating ,they need to stick their heads deep inside the dead body.Feathers on the head and at the neck would become dirty or get caught in something.Dead animals often pose a risk of spreading infectious diseases.Thus they are bald headed.
HERD ANIMALS - Many animal like Zebra,Giraffe, wild horses ,bison, antelopes lives in the grass lands.They always lives in herds. in open spaces as their are no trees or cover to hide them from predators,the herd gives them protection.
Some animals in the herd guards and keeps a watch for the predators,like lions ,wolves or cheetahs ,while others can graze
peacefully.The predators do not dare to attack the whole herd.
they try to separate a weak or sick animal from the herd and attack it individually.
THE BAOBAB TREE.- This tree stores water in the thick ,spongy tissues of its stem.In the rainy season it can store upto140,000 liters of water ,which it uses during the dry period.Elephants damage these trees for their water reserve
They destroy the bark of the tree with their tusks,pull out the water -rich tissue from the stem and suck it dry.hallowed out trees collapse and die
STEPPES-BAOBAB AND BISON.
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SAVANNAS
WILD LIFE - Various animals like Lion, cheetahs ,hyenas, and
large herds of Zebras,Giraffes,gnus,and antelopes are found here in the Savanna .Beside, birds like flamingos and bald-headed vultures also found here.
STEPPES GRASS LANDS - are found in the middle of the continents like ,Pampas of south America,and Prairies of North America.These are dry ;devoid of trees, and cold in winter.
some famous and uncommon variety of animals and plant found here ,like-
THE BISON - Today there are some 400,000 bison in the North American Steppes ,but they had almost become extinct about 130 ,years ago.At that time some remaining animals were transferred to the Yellow stone National park. in North A America to protect them.Bison are nomadic grazers and are peaceful .However they may attack often ,without warning and for no apparent reason.Earlier the native Americans lived on the meat of the animal and used the skin ,fur,bones, and tendons to make things like tents,clothes,tools,and weapons.
FLAMINGOS .-This large bird stand on one leg ,to conserve body heat and energy.The flamingos tucks one leg into its body feathers to warm it .The pink color on the feathers of the flamingos comes from the pink colored crabs that the birds eat.If flamingo does not feed on these crabs ,their plumage slowly becomes white.
BALD -HEADED VULTURES. This scavenger birds cleans the environment by eating dead animals .They feed ld on dead animals 's corps .Their bald head is due to the reason ,that ,while eating ,they need to stick their heads deep inside the dead body.Feathers on the head and at the neck would become dirty or get caught in something.Dead animals often pose a risk of spreading infectious diseases.Thus they are bald headed.
HERD ANIMALS - Many animal like Zebra,Giraffe, wild horses ,bison, antelopes lives in the grass lands.They always lives in herds. in open spaces as their are no trees or cover to hide them from predators,the herd gives them protection.Some animals in the herd guards and keeps a watch for the predators,like lions ,wolves or cheetahs ,while others can graze
peacefully.The predators do not dare to attack the whole herd.
they try to separate a weak or sick animal from the herd and attack it individually.
THE BAOBAB TREE.- This tree stores water in the thick ,spongy tissues of its stem.In the rainy season it can store upto140,000 liters of water ,which it uses during the dry period.Elephants damage these trees for their water reserve
They destroy the bark of the tree with their tusks,pull out the water -rich tissue from the stem and suck it dry.hallowed out trees collapse and die
STEPPES-BAOBAB AND BISON.
SAVANNAS
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