Overall Description
Savannas are characterized by flat, grassy plains with few trees. The word “savanna” comes from zabana in Taino (a language used by a now-extinct Native American group that lived in the Bahamas). Zabana was used to describe vast, dry, and treeless fields, but definition has expanded over time to even include grasslands of Florida and plains with palm trees in Venezuela.
Climate
Savannas normally undergo wet summers and dry winters. During the dry season, most of the little rainfall is absorbed into the compact, yet porous soil, which causes competition for water. Thus, many birds migrate, but other animals in the savanna have learned to adapt to this lack of water. For example, greater kudu barely have to drink a drop
Savannas are characterized by flat, grassy plains with few trees. The word “savanna” comes from zabana in Taino (a language used by a now-extinct Native American group that lived in the Bahamas). Zabana was used to describe vast, dry, and treeless fields, but definition has expanded over time to even include grasslands of Florida and plains with palm trees in Venezuela.
Climate
Savannas normally undergo wet summers and dry winters. During the dry season, most of the little rainfall is absorbed into the compact, yet porous soil, which causes competition for water. Thus, many birds migrate, but other animals in the savanna have learned to adapt to this lack of water. For example, greater kudu barely have to drink a drop