2. Weather / Climate
• In the grasslands it is usually
warm and dry.
• There is not much rainfall, just
25mm to 75mm yearly.
3. Weather / Climate
• Grasslands are colder than a
desert but, are pretty warm and
has not enough rainfall for trees
to grow either.
• There are usually Hot summers
and cold winters.
6. Plants
• There is mainly grass in a grassland. There are
a few trees.
• Palm trees
• Tall grass prairies and small grass prairies.
• Milkweeds, golden rods, asters, The Blazing
Star, sweet cone flower and purple cone
flower.
7. Milkweeds
• Scientific name: Asclepias syrica
• Where’s its name from: The genus name
Asclepias, comes from Asklepios, the Greek
god of healing.
8. Asters
• Scientific name: Aster alpinus
• Where the name came from: The name Aster
comes from the Ancient Greek word aster,
which means star, because of its shape.
9. Animals
Red tailed hawk, Zebra, Prairie Dog, African
Elephant, Bison, Black Rhino, Black-footed
ferret, Brown Hyena, Giraffe, Greater Prairie
Chicken, Lion, Ostrich, Pronghorn, Warthog, Bad
ger, Cheetah, Baboon. These are only some of
the animals in a grassland.
10. Ferret
• They have an average length of 51cm including a
13cm tail, and the weight of about 0.7 to 2 kg, and
have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years.
• They have brown, black, white, or brown and black
fur.
• Scientific name: Mustela Putorius Furo.
11. Bison
• Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and
a lighter weight, lighter brown summer coat.
• Bison can reach up to 6 and 1/2 ft tall and are 3
to 10 ft long and weigh 450 to 900 kilograms.
• Their heads and fore legs are massive, and both
genders have short, curved horns, which they use
in fighting for status within the herd and for
defence.
14. Interesting Facts
• Grasslands are named the transitional biome. This means
that grasslands are usually found between the desert and
the forest, but It would become a forest if grasslands had
more rain and If it had any less rain, it would be a desert.
• There are 3 types of grasslands. Tall grasslands have very
tall grass, up to 5 feet tall, and they get almost 30 inches
of rain a year. Mixed grasslands have grasses that grow to
2 to 3 feet tall. This kind of grassland gets about 15 to 25
inches of rain a year. The third kind of grassland is the
short grasslands. This type of grassland is almost a
desert. It has very short grass and only receives 10 inches
of rain each year.
15. Interesting Facts
• True prairies and grasslands are becoming harder
and harder to find. People are capturing the wild
lands, and the grasslands are becoming as extinct
as the animals that are missing from them today.
• In Africa, national parks are being set up to look
after the grasslands. This will help the animals
such as lions and elephants to live on for more
generations.
• The United States are starting to look after the
wild grasslands, too. They have even replanted
grass where it has been cleared for farming.
