2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
