▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁Far ▁North ▁has ▁two ▁seasons : ▁one ▁dry , ▁and ▁one ▁wet . ▁These ▁are ▁further ▁broken ▁down ▁based ▁on ▁average ▁temper atures , ▁yield ing ▁four ▁distinct ▁periods ▁in ▁the ▁Sud an ▁area : ▁dry ▁and ▁relatively ▁cool ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁January ▁as ▁the ▁province ▁experiences ▁a ▁sh ade ▁of ▁winter ▁from ▁cl imes ▁further ▁north , ▁dry ▁and ▁hot ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁April , ▁tor r entially ▁ra iny ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁June , ▁and ▁cool ▁and ▁sp or ad ically ▁wet ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁November . ▁In ▁the ▁Sah el ▁zone , ▁the ▁wet ▁periods ▁are ▁shorter , ▁last ing ▁only ▁five ▁to ▁seven ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁but ▁short ening ▁toward ▁Lake ▁Ch ad . ▁Tem per atures ▁reach ▁their ▁highest ▁levels ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁May . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 1 ° ▁N , ▁the ▁province ▁only ▁experiences ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁ra iny ▁days ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Plant ▁and ▁animal ▁life ▁The ▁whole ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Far ▁North ▁Province ▁was ▁once ▁home ▁to ▁most ▁of ▁Africa ' s ▁icon ic ▁species : ▁ant el ope , ▁ch ac als , ▁che et ah s , ▁cro cod iles , ▁ele ph ants , ▁g ira ff es , ▁her on , ▁hi pp op ot ami , ▁hy enas , ▁le op ards , ▁l ions , ▁mon keys , ▁war th ogs , ▁and ▁others . ▁Cent uries ▁of ▁human ▁habit ation ▁have ▁today ▁forced