Awesome Serengeti African Savanna Fun Facts | Free Color By Number

Today, I have some awesome Serengeti African savanna fun facts and a free color by number printable for your littles. Also, look at my Free Africa Unit Study for more hands-on ideas.

The Serengeti National Park is a fascinating ecosystem which supports a variety of amazing animals.

And the Serengeti is a huge national park in Tanzania, Africa.

Tanzania is in East Africa.

Not only is Tanzania home to the Serengeti savanna, but it is home to the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.

Next, explain that a savanna is a tropical grassland with scattered trees.

It is home to the great wildebeest and zebra migration where millions of animals migrate across the Serengeti in search of water and food.

Also, it is approximately 14,000+ square feet with an abundance of wildlife.

SERENGETI BOOK FOR KIDS

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Serengeti: Plains of Grass

The Serengeti National Park is famous for its wildlife and the Great Migration.

Serengeti: Plains of Grass

Leslie Bulion, a virtuoso science poet, has created a portrait of the rainy season on East Africa's southern Serengeti Plain, offering young readers a compelling look at an ecosystem in motion. Using a series of interconnected verses inspired by an East African Swahili poem form—the utendi—Bulion's cadences and rhythmic lines mimic the web of life in the Serengeti, following the great migration of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals into and then out of the vast short-grass plain.

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This book Serengeti: Plains of Grass is a beautiful book to highlight the diversity of wildlife and the beauty of the ecosystem.

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Too, look at more African savanna fun facts.

AFRICAN SAVANNA FUN FACTS

You’ll love these African savanna fun facts to add to your unit study.

• When saying the “Big Five”, it refers to animals: lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinoceroses.
• The name “Serengeti” comes from the Maasai language. It means “endless plain.”
• It’s a great place for birdwatchers too. It has over 500 bird species. One bird, the Lilac-breasted Roller is recognized for its vibrant beautiful colors. A few of the other species found there are the Greater Flamingo, Crowned Crane, African Grey Hornbill and cool Secretary Bird to name just a very few to dive in and learn about.
• The Serengeti has a unique balance of predators like cheetahs and lions with prey like zebras and antelopes. This keeps the ecosystem balanced.
• The Serengeti is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This means its recognized for the importance to conservation but also because of its beauty.
• You can visit the Serengeti on a safari. This means to visit it and see animals in their natural habitat.
• In addition, the Serengeti also has volcanic craters, rivers and woodlands. This provides abundant diversity for wildlife.
• The Great Migration is driven by rainfall patterns.
• The Maasai people have lived in the Serengeti region for centuries.
• Over 3,000 species of plants are supported by the Serengeti. For example, giraffes love to munch on the leaves of the Acacia tree, and there is the Baobab, Lantana, sisal plant and elephant grass which is a favorite food for the elephants.

These are just a very few African savanna fun facts that your kids will love.

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