Welcome the Savannah

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Welcome the Savannah

• Mrs. Arnolds Second Grade Class
• 2007-2008

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Facts about the Savannah

• The Savannah is also known as The Grasslands.
• Grasslands are grassy, windy, and partly-dry
  biomes.
• There are not many trees, but lots of grass.
• It is very hot and dry in the winter.
• It rains a lot in the summer. Sometimes it even
  floods!

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African Wild CatBy Wes

• They are nocturnal in warm weather and diurnal
  during the cold.
• They are excellent climbers and have a life span
  of 12 to 15 years.
• They weigh 10 to 25 pounds.
• They stay with their mother for 1 year after
  birth.

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Black Footed FerretBy Erin

• They are small animals.
• They are 1½ feet long.
• They eat prairie dogs, squirrels, insects, mice,
  and birds.
• Their predators are coyotes, great horned owls,
  bobcats and foxes all prey on Ferrets.
• They are endangered.

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Coyoteby Logan

• It can be gray, brown or black.
• It eats rodents, carrion, fish, snakes, lizards,
  grains and fruit.
• They regurgitate food for their young.
• They are about the same size as German Shepards
  and can weigh up to 50 pounds.

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EarthwormLauren Williams

• They have five hearts.
• They are the largest worms live in South Africa.
• Earthworms range in size from a few inches to 22
  feet long.
• It is an invertebrate which means it has no
  backbone.

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ElephantBy Jakeesia

• The elephant can weigh up to 6 tons and be up to
  10 feet tall.
• Elephants eat roots, grass, leaves, fruit and
  bark.
• It is the largest living land animal.
• The African elephants large ears help it hear
  well and keep cool.
• It uses its trunk to get water and food.

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Foxesby Trevor

• A fox has long legs with sharp curved claws and
  feet.
• A male fox is called a Reynard.
• Most foxes hunt alone and at night.
• Fox are 24 to 36 inches long.

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GiraffeBy Walker

• The giraffe can run up to 35 mph.
• They can go without water for days.
• Some giraffes have two short horns.
• A giraffe can grow up to 19 feet tall.
• A giraffe can weigh up to 2,800 pounds.

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Kangaroo By Lynli

• Kangaroos can be blue, gray, red, black, yellow
  or brown depending on their species.
• Kangaroos can be up to 6 feet tall and weigh up
  to 600 pounds.
• They eat grass, leaves, and roots.
• They can live up to 6 years in the wild.

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JaguarBy Amaia

• They are good swimmers.
• They often live in dens.
• Jaguars are an endangered species.
• They live in warm and hot areas.

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LeopardAndrew

• Leopards have yellow eyes with round pupils.
• They hunt mostly at night.
• He gets around with four legs which long
  retractable claws.
• Leopards can grow up to 5 1/2 feet tall and weigh
  up to 175 pounds.

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LionBy Sage

• Lions eat up to 65 pounds of meat at night.
• The females do most of the hunting.
• The home territory of a pride can cover 100
  square miles.
• Lions can be up to 6 feet long and weigh up to
  400 pounds.

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Meer KatSurageldin

• Meer Kats are 1 to 14 inches tall.
• Meer Kats eat snakes, insects, lizards and mice.
• They have closeable ears.
• They use their tail as a 3rd leg.

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Prong HornBy Zachary.

• Females give birth to twins in the spring.
• Prong horns are herbivores that eat shrubs and
  grass.
• They can be up to 3 feet tall and weigh up to 150
  pounds.
• They can run up to 50 miles per hour.

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QuaggaBy Jessica

• The quagga weighed up to 700 pounds and was about
  5 feet tall at their shoulder.
• It is extinct because they were hunted for their
  meat and hides.
• The last quagga died in the Amsterdam Zoo on
  August 12, 1883.
• Half of its body looked like a zebra and the
  other half looked like a horse.

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Rabbitby Vanaya

• They weigh up to 13 pounds and are up to 2 feet
  long.
• Rabbits can see behind them.
• There are 150 different rabbit coat colors.
• They eat grass, leafs, bark and twigs.

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TigerBy Darius

• Tigers can weigh up to 500 pounds.
• Tigers eat deer, antelopes, and wild pigs.
• Unlike most cats, tigers like the water and are
  good swimmers.
• They have excellent eyesight and they hunt at
  night.

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Tiger Swallowtail Butterflyby Markenia

• Adult butterflies do not have jaws.
• When the caterpillar hatches it eats its shell.
• These butterflies are called swallowtails because
  they have long tails.
• They are large butterflies with a wing span of 3
  to 7 inches.

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White Tail DeerTrey Waldrop

• A White Tail Deer can live up to 12 years.
• They are 3- 4 feet tall at their shoulders and
  can weigh up to 400 pounds.
• Their coat is reddish -brown in summer and turns
  light brown in the winter. This helps camouflage
  them from their predators.
• They eat corn, acorns leaves, grass and bark.

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ZebraBy Anna Claire

• It has black and white stripes which confuse its
  predators.
• Each zebra has its own unique pattern.
• They are very social animals.
• They weigh up to 600 pounds and can run up to 40
  miles per hour.
• A baby can remember its mom by sight, voice and
  smell.

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Thank you for visiting the Savannah
We would like to give a special thanks to Mr.
Frachioni for helping us with our research!!