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Evan Bell Dawson Wagner
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Large, rolling terrains of flowers, grasses, and herbs
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50.8 to 88.9 cm per year Rainfall is important in determining which grassland area it is Late spring and early summer
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Located between high latitudes and subtropical latitudes
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Prairie trees have thick bark to resist from fire Prairie shrubs grow right after a fire Plants take advantage of the wind and are wind pollinated
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Also know as Turkey Feet because the shape of the seed head looks like turkey feet or Beard Grass Blooms from June through September Grow to 3-10 ft. Food for American bison
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Produces red and yellow blossoms in the spring Has a white poisonous sap which is where it gets its name from Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
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Blooms from April through June Looks like a daisy About 100 ray-like petals being either pink or white Grow in clusters
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Known as season grass starting to grow in May Has yellow seed heads that have white hairs Long, flat, narrow leaves
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Pale slivery colored flowers 1-2 ft. Grows in the summer Eaten by grazing livestock and wild animals
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Eats leaves, twigs, fruit of the trees Can close its nostrils to keep out dust and sand 4-6 meters tall
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Eats grass, leaves, twigs, and fruit Eats great quantities to compensate for their low absorption of nutrients 2.5-4 meters tall
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Eats short grass Keen sense of hearing, stripes make it difficult for a predator to pick out one zebra from another 1.2-1.6 meters tall
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Eats low vegetation and grass Better hearing and smell allowing them to notice any predators sneaking up on them 60-90 cm tall
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Eats leafy plants, reeds, and fruit Has a pointy lip to grasp twigs of woody plants 1.4-1.8 meters tall
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Eats zebra, antelope, and giraffe Open it’s mouth wide to kill with one bite 1meter tall
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Eats small antelope Claws help maintain grip when sprinting and like baseball cleats 75-90 cm tall
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Eats birds, monkeys, jackal, and antelope Spotted fur provides camouflage to hide in trees 1 meter tall
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Eats antelope, zebra, cheetah cub, and wildebeest Hunt mostly at night in packs 1.4 meters tall
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Eats rat, bird, antelope, and warthog When one hunting pack is tired the other one takes over 60-76 cm tall
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Cheetah and Antelope Lion and Zebra
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Ticks on a lion The ticks could possibly kill the lion if it carries a disease but it usually doesn't
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Plants compete to get sunlight, water, nutrients, and space Roots of the plants are the big competitors
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A bird will eat ticks off of Buffalo The buffalo will benefit in getting the ticks off of it The bird will benefit in getting a tasty meal
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Great soil comes from the grassland. Beautiful plants grow. Tasty food from the animals that live in a grassland. Basically any plant can be grown
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Farmers not rotating crops causing the soil not letting things grow there for about 3 years. Development for urban areas destroying the grassland. Over killing of the amazing animals that live in the grassland.
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