Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2022, issue 93-194, Nature's Colours i Eco Kids Planet Magazine

1. Redbelly egg frog Status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Lives: Cameroon, Africa Looking a bit like a little round raspberry, the redbelly egg frog is found in just one place on the planet! It’s only ever been spotted on the slopes of Mount Manengouba in the south-west corner of Cameroon. It lives in the forest undergrowth and lays its eggs in streams, but this unique home is at risk from farming and building. Let’s hope this scarce scarlet species can be saved from extinction! Did You Know? Scientists haven’t seen a redbelly egg frog in the last 10 years! 2. Red-tailed knobby newt Status: VULNERABLE Lives: China, Asia This strikingly stripy species lives in small ponds, slowly flowing streams and the shady sides of mountains. It hunts on land and in water…

Just see which of the boxes below best describes how you feel or your personality. Put ticks (if you agree) or crosses (if you disagree) next to each statement in the boxes, and see which box has the most ticks at the end. Then turn to page 50 to discover how bright and bold your colours would be – and what you’d look like. Make sure you don’t look at that page before doing the quiz or you’ll spoil the surprise! A I’m small – but powerful ☐ I’m most lively after dark ☐ I hide myself away most of the time ☐ I prefer a quiet life ☐ Don’t touch me! ☐ B I don’t hide my emotions ☐ I’m happy almost anywhere ☐ I have fantastic eyesight ☐…

Simon: Have you ever wondered whether animals see fewer colours than us – or more? I’ve often heard people say that dogs are colour-blind. Does that mean life is like watching an old black-and-white movie for them? Well, no, I discovered that dogs do see colours – but fewer than us humans. White sunlight is actually made up of many different colours. When it reflects (or bounces) off objects, we see colours. That’s due to colour detectors in our eyes called cones. Human eyes have three types of cones, which detect red, green and blue. But those three colours can combine to make many other colours, which we also see. But dogs only have two types of cones in their eyes, which we think can only detect blue and yellow.…

Let the colours of nature glow with this mini stained-glass window. It’s a great way to recycle chocolate wrappers or scraps of coloured tissue paper. What you need: • Coloured cellophane (wrappers from chocolates or sweets) or tissue paper • Thin black card • Black marker or paint • Scissors • A glue stick • A pencil • Scrap paper • A hole punch (optional) • Blu Tack What to do: 1. Flatten out and clean your sweet or chocolate wrappers. 2. Cut a piece of black card measuring approximately 15 x 15cm. Place your square on a piece of scrap paper and draw around it. 3. Draw your design on the scrap paper inside the square. Cut your design out to make a template. 4. Place the template in the…

Photo Competition Summer is full of vibrant colours – blooming flowers and ripe berries, shimmering rays of sunshine, magical rainbows and the dramatic hues of thunderstorm clouds. For this month’s competition, we’d like you to keep an eye out for nature’s colours and snap some colourful images wherever you go. What colourful creature will you spot? Will you rise early to catch a beautiful sunrise? Or will you go rainbow-hunting after a rain shower? This competition will run until the end of August, so you have plenty of time for your photo adventures. Happy snapping, everyone! FOUR lucky readers will win this wonderful colouring book by Johanna Basford. 4 TO WIN! Worlds of Wonder A Colouring Book for the Curious This isn’t just a book; rather, it is a magical…

They look like a multicoloured mist passing overhead. Small water droplets or ice crystals in the cloud scatter sunlight to create those cool colours. Wouldn’t it be amazing if they rained multicoloured rain, too? The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone Park is the USA’s largest hot spring. Hot water bubbles up through cracks in the ground to create it. It also springs yellow and orange around its sides. Did somebody spill paint in there? No, it’s the different species of heat-loving bacteria that create them. The spring’s water cools as it spreads out further from the middle. Different types of bacteria live in the different temperature zones, creating different colours. But surely the spring’s centre is waaaaaay too hot to live in – so why is it blue enough to make…

Deep-sea explorer Dr Edith Widder studies bioluminescent marine creatures. She is the founder of the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), which protects marine life and habitats. Dr Widder travels in a mini-sub and has filmed some incredible light-making creatures. She and other scientists made the first video ever of a giant squid in its natural habitat off the coast of Japan. Ollie: Why do deep-sea creatures light up? They use their light-making abilities to help them survive in the dark. Some have built-in flashlights near their eyes to help them find food. Some have glowing lures, like that scary-looking anglerfish in Finding Nemo. To attract a mate, creatures use a special shape of light organ or a unique flash pattern. Some animals defend themselves by spewing bioluminescent chemicals into…

COLOURFUL CROSSWORD Down: 1. A type of light that feels warm but cannot be seen by humans 2. Light created by deep-sea creatures 3. The home island of rare rainbow toads 4. Rainbow birds in Britain 5. One true blue butterfly 8. The home island of blue-legged mantellas Across: 6. Australia’s colourful parrot 7. The regal bluebird 9. Sea slugs 10. One of the colours of the rainbow 11. A deep-sea creature with a glowing lure 12. The largest living monkey WILD QUESTIONS Test your knowledge with these multiple-choice questions. No wild guesses! 1. Which colour can humans see but dogs can’t? A. Red B. Brown C. Blue 2. Which colour can bees see but humans can’t? A. Infrared B. Bioluminescence C. Ultraviolet 3. Which of these creatures is NOT…

What you need: • 1 head of napa cabbage • 4 different colours of food colouring • Scissors • 1 spoon • 4 clear drinking glasses Note: Napa cabbage is also known as celery cabbage or Chinese cabbage. If your local store does not have it, celery stalks or carnations also work well for this experiment. What you do: Step 1: Fill each clear drinking glass one-quarter full of water. Step 2: Add a few drops of food colouring to the water to make four different colours. You can experiment by mixing the colours together! Step 3: Stir the first glass to mix the colour well. Repeat for each glass, rinsing your spoon between each. Step 4: Cut 4cm off the bottom of four cabbage leaves. Step 5: Put one…

1 The bluer my feetThe bigger the deal –The brighter they areThe better I feel… I need them like thisTo find me a wife –I’m longing to kissThe love of my life! What am I? 2 Fruity coloured, fruity dinerFurry coated – nothing finer… Neither grey nor simply red –I’m purple, orange-brown instead! Clever climber – joyful jumperLiving life in Technicolor! What am I? 3 If I loseAny partWhether limbOr footOr heart… It’s amazingDid you know?That all these bitsOf me regrow! Rosy bodyEyes of goldMany mythsOf me are told… I’m amazingI’m a don –I’m a livingPokemon! I walk underwater BUTAm I magic?I am not! What am I? 4 Find me sitting on my perchOf river-sweeping silver birch… I watch and wait with beady eyeFor tasty fishes swimming byAnd then I…

BOX A: You’re a blue-ringed octopus! BOX B: You’re a veiled chameleon! BOX C: You’re a rosy maple moth! BOX D: You’re a blue poison dart frog! BOX E: You’re a Gouldian finch! BOX F: You’re an emerald tree boa! BOX G: You’re a mandrill! BOX H: You’re a wattle cup caterpillar! BOX I: You’re a peacock mantis shrimp! BOX J: You’re a nudibranch! If you had an equal number of ticks in some boxes, you could be a weird mix of species, like a blue-ringed mandrill moth! Or you can pick which creature suits you best from the boxes with the same number of ticks. Do you like the creature you resemble?…