Story Card 3
Chaparral
- hot and dry most of the year
- short, cold rainy winters
- plants and shrubs scattered about
- fires burn often in summer and fall
- plants and animals survive on little water
Special Features of your Mammal:
- herbivorous
- small mammal
- good sense of hearing
Things to think about:
- Can your mammal dig deep? Jump far? Run fast?
- What does your mammal eat? How does it get its food?
- What color or colors is your mammal?
- How does your mammal escape predators?
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