Tropical Savanna

  • grassland with scattered individual trees
  • covers almost half the surface of Africa (about five million square miles, generally central Africa) and large areas of Australia, South America, and India
Rainfall annual rainfall 20-50 inches per year

rainfall is concentrated in six or eight months of the year, followed by a long period of drought
Temperature

warm or hot climates
Plants

vegetation consists of grasses and forbs (small broad-leaved plants that grow with grasses)

Deciduous trees and shrubs are scattered across the open landscape.
Mammals Most of the animals on the savanna have long legs or wings to be able to go on long migrations. Many burrow under ground to avoid the heat or raise their young.

giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, kangaroos, mice, moles, gophers, ground squirrels,  lions, leopards, hyenas, and elephants
Birds, Insects, Reptiles, & Amphibians worms, snakes, termites, beetles, ostrich