Grassland Habitats

Hippos hunt for zebras and rhinos.

Lions eat animals that eat grasses.

Zebras eat grasses, but rhinos do not.

Rhinos depend on lions to eat grasses.

Their leaves curl up to stay safe from the flames.

Their deep roots stay safe underground so they can grow again.

Their tall leaves block wind and stop fires from spreading quickly.

Their leaves store water to stay cool during fires.

Prairies have hot and cold seasons.

Grasses can survive floods and fires.

There are many forests in grasslands.

African savannas are warm all year.

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Grasses begin to grow again.

Burned grasses break down into the soil and bring nutrients.

Animals return to the grasslands.

Lightning causes a fire that burns plants in the grasslands

to hide in the grass better

to find new grasses to graze

to cool down in hot weather

to stay safe from predators

The soil is dry and does not have many nutrients.

There are too many animals that eat the trees.

There is not enough rainfall for trees to grow.

The weather is too dry and hot for trees to survive.

protected areas of land

adapted to droughts

unable to grow plants

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We can take grassland animals to safer areas.

We can tell government leaders to protect grasslands.

We can move to grasslands and grow more grasses.

We can build more farms to grow vegetables.

The birds spread seeds around grasslands so that new plants can grow.

The birds hide underneath large grassland animals.

The birds depend on grasslands for rest and food along their journeys.

The birds pick blades of grass to build their nests.