Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2022, issue 91, Animals with Horns i Eco Kids Planet Magazine

A sleek caramel coat and inky long-lashed eyes – gorgeous! (I really am stunning.) But perhaps my finest features are these elegant lyrate horns curving out of my perfectly formed head. Being so physically blessed, I have the honour of introducing the latest issue of your magazine! Lyrate, by the way, comes from the word lyre, which also happens to be a lovely and most tuneful musical instrument. Perfect for describing the spiralling curve of my impressive head projections! Despite having this much style to show off, there’s little time for fashion on the savannah. I’m much too busy avoiding lions, leopards and cheetahs! I may be lovely, but I can also jump three metres into the air and cover more than nine metres in a single bound! Now, that’s…

Most of the world’s rhino species are endangered, so wildlife scientists are going to extreme lengths to save them. Five alive Rhinos are famous for the fabulous horns stuck on top of their schnozzles! In fact, the name rhinoceros means nose horn in Greek! There are five different species of rhino in the world – two in Africa and three in Asia. One horn or two? Greater one-horned rhinos only have (you’ve guessed it!) one horn. So do Javan rhinos. White, black and Sumatran rhinos all have two horns on their heads. Rhinos use their horns for different reasons, including: • defending their territories from other rhinos • protecting their calves from predators • steering their calves in the right direction • scraping mud from the sides of watery wallows…

Wild animals are taking to the streets in Brazil’s huge seaside city of Rio de Janeiro. They’re becoming a much more common sight, with people posting videos of caimans, large snakes and other creatures turning up in their busy streets – and houses! The city’s fire department rescued 3,534 wild animals in 2021. They’d already rescued 1,203 by March this year. Up to 5,000 caimans now live in rivers and lagoons across people-packed parts of the city. It seems to be because humans are moving into and polluting their habitats, which wipes out their natural food supplies. Some people may have been feeding the animals, too.…

Rhinos have had a starring role in this issue, and we’d like you to recap what you’ve learned by creating a ‘Save the Rhino’ poster. Consider the dangers that rhinos are facing and what can be done to save these amazing animals. Be sure to include some vibrant drawings or images, and make your words short and snappy. We look forward seeing your designs! FOUR lucky readers will win this charming Save the Rhino notebook. 4 TO WIN! Save the Rhino Notebook Eco-Friendly – 100% Recyclable This eco-friendly, great quality, recycled notebook includes 160 ruled pages. Designed to raise awareness of endangered rhinos, it includes fascinating rhinoceros facts inside. Perfect for taking meeting or study notes, or simply using as a journal. Available from https://rhinostationery.com How to submit your entries: Email…

Would you like to be adorned with horns? Well, spiky hair can look cool, so why not a spiky head? Of course, your pillows might get ripped up – and you might need a longer bed. But what type would you choose, because horns come in all shapes and sizes? Some make a perfect letter V. Others are like built-in corkscrews. Many are sharp and deadly – yet mostly made of hair! WHAT ARE THEY FOR? Male hoofed animals often use them to fight for females they want to breed with. They’re also handy for defence. And some use them for display in a “Hey, look at my huge, fantastic horns” kind of way. Animals with big horns often evolve in wide-open habitats. If they lived in thick vegetation, their…

CASE NOTES People have written about unicorns for thousands of years – but not only in tales of myths and legends. They were reported in natural history books and encyclopaedias as real creatures. Many early explorers reported seeing them. Even the trustworthy Encyclopaedia Britannica wrote that unicorns were real in the early 19th century. And I’ve just told you about horned rodents, horned fish and horned spiders, so a one-horned horse doesn’t sound too far-fetched. Time for me to take a deeper look at unicorns! Nowadays, we think of unicorns as beautiful white horses living deep inside forests, with a long, spiral horn on their forehead. They’re gentle beasts, sometimes with rainbow manes, that love sparkles and little kids. Yet old books describe them as fierce creatures that fought lions…

Charlie: I’m in a mountain forest in Kenya and – puff! – it’s on a steep slope. I’m looking for one of the few chameleons that give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs – up to 30 at a time! They’re ideal for our ‘Horns’ issue because the males have three brown horns. Fantastic, I can see two on a narrow branch in the tree above me. They’re definitely Jackson’s chameleons with that horny headgear! But wait, they’ve started fighting. Hey, why are you two pushing each other? Chameleon: I’m going to topple him off the branch! Charlie: They’re jousting with their horns, like knights of old did with lances. Wow, they’re hissing, inflating and changing colour as they push and shove. One’s gone completely black. Now he’s…

Narwhals belong to the whale family. Males have a spiral tusk that can grow up to three metres long. They live in Arctic waters around Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. This cute narwhal is made from recycled packaging materials: paper, card, tissue and string. What you need: • A cardboard box (a cereal box, for example) • Brown packaging paper or newspaper • Tissue paper • String • PVA glue or wallpaper paste • Masking tape • Pencil • Ruler • Scissors • Paints and a paintbrush What to do: 1. Draw two ovals on a piece of thin card. Add a tusk to one oval and a tail to the other. Cut the two shapes out. Draw a line across each oval and cut along the line with scissors.…