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Grassland Biomes A [|grassland biome] is an ecosystem where grass, sedges, and other forage plants are the dominant vegitation. Grasslands develop where there is not enough rain for a forest and there is too much rain for a desert. Grasslands can usually withstand fire, drought, and other tough climate conditions. Major grasslands are located in the praries and plains of North America, the pampas and paramos of South America, the veld of South Africa, and the steppes of Eurasia. You can find grasslands usually anywhere where the annual rainfall is between 10 and 30 inches, a highrate of evaporation, and where there is seasonal and annual droughts. Tropical grasslands usually appear in regions where there is wet and dry seasons. Seminatural grasslands can be found in areas where there is enough moisture to support forests. Cultivate grasslands (hayfields and pastures,) are artificially planted and maintained. This is where most grasslands are found and how they can survive.

There are many different kinds of animals that live in grasslands. Some of mammals that live in grasslands include Red Foxes, zebras, bisons, giraffes, coyotes, voles, Meadow Jumping mice, lions, tigers, and cheetahs. Some of the birds that live in grasslands include the Red-Tailed Hawk, the American Kestrel, the Short Eared Owl, the Barn Owl, the Northern Bobwhite, the Bobolink, many different sparrows, and many more birds. Most of the reptiles that live in the grasslands are snakes like the Eastern Fox Snake, and the Butlers Garder Snake. Some of the invertabrates that live in the grasslands include paying matasis, many different locusts, grasshoppers, butterflies, spiders, and worms. These are some examples of animals that live in grasslands.

There are two different types of grasslands; tall-grass, which are humid and very wet, and short-grass, which are dry, with hotter summers and colder winters than the tall-grass. There are also different ways the plants in the grasslands grow. In some places the growing of plants depends on how long the rainy seasons last and in some other places it depends on what the temperature is. The grass in the southern hemisphere tends to be taller than the grass in the northern hemisphere because they tend to get more precipitation.