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8-3 Savannas Tropical or subtropical grasslands ranging from scrubland to wet, open woodland. • Located in Asia, Africa and South America. Savannas Climate Rainy seasons which are short and intense and long periods of drought. • Rain up to 150 cm per year. Organisms Grasses, shrubs and Grasses grow in tufts trees must be resistant to which are large clumps drought, fire and grazing of tall coarse grasses. animals. • Trees have thorns or • Many plants grow sharp leaves which help runners which are long protect them from being horizontal stems above eaten by animals like or below the ground gazelles. which helps the plant to reproduce. Savanna Plants Animals They eat in a vertical feeding pattern. • This means that they eat vegetation at different heights. This reduces competition. Animals eat at different levels. Giraffes eat high in the trees, warthogs eat roots grasses and leaves from small shrubs, elephants can also reach high with their trunks. Savanna Animals