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.

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