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Chaparral
Amanda Alai
Devin Mann
Joy Kananian
Climate
• The chaparral biome is located on almost all of the
continents; the west coast of the United States, the west
coast of South America, the Cape Town area of South
Africa, the western tip of Australia and the some areas of
the Mediterranean.
• The chaparral biome terrain is made up of flat plains, rocky
hills and mountain slopes.
• “Wild West”
• The temperature ranges from 30-100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Animals!
• Aardwolf
-hyena with fur that looks like a dog, with
long front legs and short hind legs.
-live in underground burrows.
-very small and shy, unlike to its bigger and
more aggressive relatives, hyenas
-Its tail is 8-12 inches and usually weighs
between 50 and 60 pounds
Animals!
• Black tailed Jack Rabbit
-females weigh more than males (11-13lbs, 910lbs.)
-like to live in open areas to see predators.
-a jackrabbits mother will leave the rabbits in
different places, and finds them in the evening
to nurse each one. This goes on for one month,
when they left by themselves.
-the first time a jackrabbit poops, they consume it
to digest it again
-silver and tan color that blends with the chaparral
-once female and males mate, they have 1-6
rabbits every 3-4 months
Animal Adaptations
• Black Tailed Jackrabbit:
- They have very large ears to regulate body heat by increasing or
decreasing the blood flow through its ears. The jackrabbit can absorb
heat or cool off.
- They have long legs to run up to 36 mph. This increase in speed helps
them outrun many of their enemies. Because there’s hard and hot
ground in a chaparral, the bottom of it’s feet are covered with fur,
which protects them from the scorching heat of the chaparral sand.
Animal Adaptations
• Aardwolf
The aardwolf has big ears to hear
termites underground when it is
hunting. The aardwolf loses body
heat through its ears. Black, small
eyes, that are facing front, for depth
perception of the chaparral.
They have non-retractable claws to
scratch dirt to dig for termites. They
also have a long and sticky tongue to
grab termites in the dirt.
• Blue Oak
Vegetation
-David Douglas, a Scottish
biologist first named the blue
oak in 1831 for the bluish color
of its leaves.
-Blue Oaks can survive
temperatures above 100° F for
many weeks at a time. Annual
precipitation averages 20 to 40
inches and usually falls in the
form of rain.
-It is a short tree with a wide open
canopy with many crooked
branches.
-They are about 30 feet tall, but it
deep, moist soil, they can be
almost 60 feet.
Vegetation
Coyote Brush
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Coyote brush is a woody perennial
evergreen that resembles a bush.
Salt spray and winds shape it, it is low
on the ground to form a ground cover
on dunes, ridges, plains, and
chaparrals.
Produces female and male flowers on
different plants. The flowers bloom in
August, all the way until December.
The female flowers are green, very
long, and they bloom on the clusters
of leafy branches.
The male flowers are smaller, with a
white color, and yellow pollen.
Vegetation Adaptations
• Blue Oak
- Blue oak leaves grow alternately on the twig. The leaves are about 1-3
inches long and have wavy, shallow and irregular margins. They have a
blue-green color on top, giving it the name “Blue Oak”, and yellowgreen on bottom surface. Since they are tough and thick leaves, Blue
Oaks can conserve more water.
- The blue oak has a very advanced root system. The roots can grow
through cracks in rocks to about 80 feet to reach ground water. This
helps the blue oak survive in fire prone regions. They reproduce both
through seeds and vegetative from burnt or cut stumps. The light
colored bark is thick and helps reduce fire damage.
Vegetation adaptation
• Coyote Brush
-The coyote brush has a huge root system that travels for quite a few yards.
These roots grab any and every drop of rain it can to survive the
chaparral climate.
- Leaves on the brush have a chemical on their leaves so they don’t catch
fire as easily as other plants.
- An oil like substance coats the leaves of the Coyote Brush on hot days
to help it from being eaten by animals.
Climatogram