Africa
Africa
A large portion of Africa is in the tropics, and with the exception of the pinnacles of mountains in the Great Rift Valley, it never solidifies. The landmass' northern half is essentially leave or bone-dry, while its focal and southern territories contain both savanna fields and extremely thick wilderness (rainforest) districts. Africa is the most blazing mainland on earth; dry grounds and betrays include 60% of the whole land surface.
The Sahara Desert (counting its satellite deserts) is the world's biggest hot abandon, and temperature over 37.78 °C (100 °F) are normal. Truth be told, the record for the most astounding temperature at any point recorded was set in Libya in 1922; 58 °C - (136 °F). To the prompt south of the Sahara Desert in the Sahel locale, dry spell and yearly rains route underneath normal are fairly normal, and real tidy tempests are a successive event. In the focal African rain woods (along the Equator) warm to hot atmosphere conditions are the standard with high stickiness; Africa's heaviest downpours fall around there.
In the far south, the Kalahari Desert, a vast semi-dry sandy savannah covers quite a bit of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. Precipitation is scanty and summer temperatures run high. It as a rule gets 3–7.5 inches (76–190 mm) of rain every year. Summers in Southern Africa can be very hot, particularly along the beach front zones. Inland in the higher heights, temperatures do direct. Winters are by and large mellow, with some light snow up in the slopes and mountains.
Miami: Annual Weather Averages. July is the most sweltering month in Miami with a normal temperature of 28°C (82°F) and the coldest is January at 20°C (68°F) with the most day by day daylight hours at 12 in July. The wettest month is October with a normal of 234mm of rain. On one hand, Miami is a really hot and humid place. On the other hand, in Africa, it is hot but also really dry.
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I think that the zoo should consider bringing in animals such as, leopards, crocodiles, and mongoose. I think these are some of the most interesting animals in the world and I also believe that they would attract a large audience. The zoo has a "Cheetah Ambassador Program" which helps protect female cheetahs from the "Savannah." “In the end, we protect what we love, we love what we understand, and we understand what we are taught.” The zoo has the necessary resources needed to make habitats for animals such as leopards, crocodiles, and mongoose. The zoo has habitats that are home to Lions and Cheetahs, so Leopards would fit in perfectly with them. Mongoose live in tropical areas and in dry areas as well. An African habitat would be perfect for these small animals. Lastly, crocodiles live in swampy wet areas, so these animals would fit in perfectly with aligators.
Animal Comparisons
The population of African Lions has been cut in half since the early 1950s. Currently there are less than 21,000 in all of Africa. They eat zebra, giraffe, buffalo, and sometimes rhino.
The Asian Malayan Tiger is a critically endangered subspecies of tiger with only 250 to 340 left in the world. They typically eat wild boar, deer, and bears. They will also attack weak baby elephants.
The population of the spotted hyena is at least 1,000 live in West- and Central Africa. They prey on reptiles, birds and even wee bugs.
The Asian Serval feeds on rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, frogs and insects. Servals have a hunting success rate of 50%. The coat color is pale yellow with black markings, either of large spots that tend to merge into longitudinal stripes on the neck and back, or of numerous small spots, which give a speckled appearance.
The African Wild Dogs diet is based on rodents and birds. As human settlements expand, the dogs have sometimes developed a taste for livestock, though significant damage is rare. Unfortunately, they are often hunted and killed by farmers who fear for their domestic animals. There are less than 5,000 animals left in Africa.
Singing Dogs prey on small mammals, small reptiles, and birds.
Plant Comparisons
The sausage tree of sub-Saharan Africa is beautiful in flower. The blood-red to maroon flowers hang in long panicles. The fragrance of the flower is not pleasing to humans. As the flowers drop from the tree, animals come to feed on the nectar-rich blooms. Impala, duiker, baboons, bush pigs, and lovebirds all feed on the flowers of the Sausage tree. Grey fruits grow out of these flowers.
The beautiful Hong Kong Orchid Tree stands out because of the vibrant magenta color of its flowers and its large size. This tree can grow up to 50 feet fall, and even its leaves are one of the largest that can be found, at around eight inches wide. As acknowledged by its name, this gorgeous tree is the official floral emblem of Hong Kong, where it was originally discovered. The tree is actually not found in the wild, though, as it was first grown in a monastery in China.
On first look, the Baobab Tree looks simple and ordinary: tall, leafy and firm. But this tree, native to the hot, dry areas of Tropical Africa, has earned itself a few nicknames based on its peculiar features. One common name for it is the “dead-rat tree”. This strange nickname was given to it because of the appearance of its fruits, which are six to eight inches long, soft, brown and dry.
The Gumbo Limbo is a medium to large tree with a rounded and usually broad spreading crown, moderately dense to open. Trunk thick, sometimes short, 1-3 feet in diameter. Bark thick and resinous; almost always with a thin, red peeling outer layer which varies in color from tree to tree.
Weather Comparisons
Africa is the hottest continent on earth; dry lands and deserts comprise 60% of the entire land surface. The Sahara Desert (including its satellite deserts) is the world's largest hot desert, and temperature above 37.78 °C (100 °F) are common.
The Climate of Asia is moist across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior. Some of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia.
The climate varies widely due to its large geographical size, but by far the largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. ... The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, varied between tropical rainforests, grasslands and part desert.
North America, extending to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole, embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland.
The climate condition in most of South America is usually tropical. It is humid (dry) tropical and tropical savanna in the north. It is humid subtropical in the southeast. Rainfall is different depending on the place.
The climate of Europe varies from subtropical to polar. The Mediterranean climate of the south is dry and warm. The western and northwestern parts have a mild, generally humid climate, influenced by the North Atlantic Drift. In central and eastern Europe the climate is of the humid continental-type with cool summers.