Chaparral Biome Report
Written By: Elliott, Michael, Will, Franklin
Animals of the Chaparral
By: Michael
Animals of The Chaparral
This is the Grysbok, it is a close relative
to a antelope they can grow about 22
inches tall and up to 25 pounds. They
are also the smallest in the antelope
family.
The Rattlesnake lives in his den in the
Winter. They are cold blooded animals
which means they are the same
temperature as their environment.
Found in the California region of the
biome.
The Dingo is a wild dog that eats rats,
kangaroos, birds, rabbits, and lizards.
They hunt alone or in small packs.
They are found in the Australia
Chaparral biomes.
The Lynx is a member of the cat family such
as leopards,tigers,and lions.
The lynx lives in hot and warm places
and doesn’t weigh a lot. It is sometimes
able to take down large prey.
Prey prey.
Lynx
Animals in the
Chaparral
The Grey Kangaroo can grow up to
7 feet high and 9 feet long. It is one
of the biggest and bulkiest of its kind.
It is found and the Australian part of
the Chaparral.
Plants of the Chaparral
By: Franklin
Plants of the Chaparral
Blue Oak
Coyote brush
Common Sagebrush
Fairy Duster
King Protea
French Broom
Manzanita
rRNA
Mountain Mahogany Saltmarsh Bird’s Beak Torrey Pine
Chaparral Climate and Geography
by: Will and Elliott
This is a map of the areas in the world that
the chaparral is located (5). As you can
see it is located in Northern Baja
California, Central Chile, the
Mediterranean Basin, The Western Cape
of South Africa, and Southwest Australia.
The Mediterranean Basin has the most of
the Chaparral Biome than any other place
in the world.
Despite the Chaparral being somewhat dry
and unfit for humans thorny inedible plants
live and thrive there. however it does get
slightly more rain than a desert at 10-17
inches.
Climate of the Chaparral
In the Winter the Chaparral is mild and moist, but not rainy. In the Summer it is very
hot and dry. The temperature is mostly mild but can get close to freezing in the Winter
and very hot in the Summer. The temperature ranges between 30 degrees - and 100
degrees F.
There are many fires in the Chaparral due to the heat and dryness. Some plants,
surprisingly, have adapted to these fires. Their seeds will stay in the ground until there
is a fire. Their seed casings will break open and the seed will sprout then.
Interesting facts of the Chaparral
The Chaparral is actually named after a common plant, the Scrub Oak which the
Spanish called the chaparro.
Not all of the Chaparral is natural in fact quite a bit of it was made by humans
destroying the natural forests.
In the the Central African Chaparral called the Gran Chaco lives a plant called the
Quebracho Tree or “axe-breaker” it's wood is rock hard and so heavy it doesn't float.
The Chaparral can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
Were you listening?
Were you listening?
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What animal is related to the lynx?
Where are the five areas in the world the Chaparral is located?
What does Quebracho mean?
What is a close relative of the Grysbok?
What is the Chaparral named after?
Sources
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Blueplanetbiomes.org
Bioexpedition.com
Shrublands by David Burnie