Asia

Deserts are usually very, very dry. Even the wettest deserts get less than ten inches of precipitation a year. In most places, rain falls steadily throughout the year. Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. And the average temperature in temperate deciduous forests is 50°F (10°C). Summers are mild, and average about 70°F (21°C), while winter temperatures are often well below freezing. In Miami the weather is very similar to the ones that are found in Asia, (forests, grasslands and deserts). Here in Miami (and also at the zoo Miami), we have 128 days per year with precipitation, which gives us an average annual precipitation of 61.93 inches. In the same biomes, at Asia, the averages are different. In forests the average is 30 to 60 inches, in grasslands it is 30 inches and in deserts the average is 10 inches. So even though the temperature of the biomes are similar, at the zoo the animals are exposed to a bigger quantity of rainfalls than at Asia.

Request to the zoo

The zoo Miami is doing a good job on keeping the animals and plants on the ideal weather regarding Asia. As said before, even though rains more in Miami, the temperatures are relatively similar. I would say that they could bring "alceas" and "cherry blossom" from Asia. Alceas which are long stem with pink paddies in it and also grow in large patches. Cherry blossom is a large tree with tons of pinks flowers. So in my opinion it would look pretty if they put it in the zoo. When my partners and I went to the zoo we saw aside from all of the animals we saw a plethora of bamboos. So the zoo should keep on working hard and protecting all the animals in all the areas off the zoo!