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Grasslands SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Africa p.12
▸ ▸ Animal homes
Grasslands are large areas covered in grass with just p.23
a few trees. They are dry, but get more rain than ▸ ▸ Birds p.39
deserts do. Grasslands are known as savannas in ▸ ▸ Deserts p.78

Africa, steppes in Russia, prairies in North America, ▸ ▸ Migration p.166
and pampas in South America. ▸ ▸ Monkeys and
apes p.170

Grassland life
Many different animals live in grasslands.
Some feed on the grasses and walk long Hoopoes make a
“hoopoe” sound
distances to find enough grass to eat. Other as they fly.
animals hunt and eat these plant-eaters.

Acacia trees have
thorns around White rhinos
their leaves. charge if they
need to defend
themselves.

Plains zebras live
together in herds, to
protect themselves
from hunting animals.

Female lions
hunt in groups.
Giraffes can reach
the top of the trees
to eat the leaves.
Milkweed locusts Nile crocodiles attack
can be heard animals that come to
chirping but are drink at the water.
Meerkats take not often seen.
turns looking
out for animals
that might
eat them. Insects called
termites build
large mounds African rock pythons
together. squeeze to death the
Vervet monkeys animals they catch.
eat berries and
insects.

South Africa
Mole rats stay Kruger National Park in South
underground Africa is home to many different
all their lives. animals. The park sits in a huge
area of grassland. It is a protected
Aardvarks have long area where park rangers try to
tongues to feed on keep the animals living in it safe.
termites in their mounds.

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