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this is my photo safari for mr piers
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PHOTO SAFARIBy Jonathan Stark
Day 1
These trees are
umbrella-shaped to keep the sun off of
the ground to help
keep water from
evaporating.
The temperatur
e is hot, averaging 25 degrees Celsius per
year, so trees need
to keep water from evaporatin
g.
Dry, cracked ground from
excessive heat with no
rainfall.
There is mostly savanna in wide
open spaces, and some mountains
scattered out.
Day 2
Trees are umbrella shaped to
protect the soil and to give
animals shade. Leaves
are small so that
less water can be
evaporated off of them.
Zebras and wildebeests are popular in Serengeti, as they are
more powerful
than most other
animals and are not
contested for dominance.
Greener grass means that it is the rainy season, and that rain has fallen frequently recently.
Temperature cools down to about 15-17
degrees Celsius at night because it is on a high plateau,
and it is often colder the higher
up you go.
Birds live in the tops of trees to
help escape predators.
Day 3Dryer grass means
that there is no trees protecting
the ground.
Greener grass means that it is under a tree, and the
shade is helping reduce the amount of water that is
evaporated.
Animals graze under trees
because the
richest grass is there.
Day 4 Cloudless skies
means lots of sun and
heat for the lands.Lush
vegetation means that it is in or just after the
wet season.
Grass that is not
underneath trees is dried out
a lot faster
than the grass under trees.
Day 5Cheetah
s are often found near
drinking holes,
as they need lots of
water to keep up
their energy and to hunt.
The grass is not as green everywhere
during the dry season. The grass dies to
protect the soil from heat.
Cheetahs are the fastest running animals in the
savannah, so they are not often preyed upon, and this
leads to a population increase of cheetahs.
Day 6Sunny skies
make lots of animals dehydrate
d and have less energy.
Wildebeests often move
in large herds, as
seen here.
Grass is mostly eaten by animals, and if it isn't, it dies to protect the soil underneath it and to help the soil stay more moist.
Day 7Lush, green grass shows
that this place got lots of
rainfall recently, and there were no animals to eat
it and kill it yet.
Thicker grass like this is a favourite hiding spot for lions and cheetahs when they are
stalking their prey.
Deer are often
preyed upon by lions and cheetahs, and also the local people
for food.
Sources
http://hurleyburleygirl.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/serengeti1.jpg
http://process.theartistsweb.co.uk/users/800/67157_Serengeti%20Sunset.jpg
http://www.globalgayz.com/image/tanzania-serengeti-national-park-gazelles2.jpg
http://ecolibrary.org/images/full_image/Microhabitat_variation_Serengeti_Tanzania_DP36.jpg
http://jimmymacofphoenix.com/jimmymacphotography/africa/serengeti/images/Serengeti-Cheetahs-9.jpg
http://gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/natural-science/_more2002/_more11/Wildebeest-migration-Serengeti-National-Park-Tanzania-tweaked-SMO.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/u47/toddao/upload/40037359.2005.02.14.serengeti.leurasian.roller.jpg