SAVANNA

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Savanna
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**Introduction**: Savanna is a grassland scattered with plants and isolated trees. The Savanna is the largest biome. It can be found between the rainforest and desert biome. Enough rain falls on a savanna to help plants.

**Definition**: A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.


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The most common recognized animals in the Savanna are: giraffes, lion, monkey, rhino, hippo, and hyena. There aren’t many plants or trees. The 2 major trees are palm and acacias. Grasses and small plants are mostly in the Savanna.
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The climate in the Savanna stays the same month to month. It is mostly warm and doesn’t go below freezing. The rainfall in the Savanna varies from a lot of rainfall to very little. This biome can be found in Africa, Australia, Central America, South America, and Southern Asia. There is a wet and a dry season. The wet season is from December to March. The dry season is May to October.
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 * Additional Info. (any famous landmarks, famous types of your biome ex- Sahara Desert, anything well-known in biome, how is biodiversity, etc. make it interesting!!) : **
 * The Savanna is well known from the movie __The Lion King__.
 * Australia’s savanna is called the bush.
 * There are many diseases in the Savanna. It is common because of the animals killing each other and leaving the body to rot. There is also no sewage drains underground and it contaminates the people living in them.



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