Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.
Hey Kids! It's party time this issue, as we meet six cheeky creatures that like to have fun – or so it seems! We're also celebrating the work of seven award-winning conservationists who've come up with amazing ideas to save the animals they love – meet them on page 16. Want to do your own bit to help look after our wonderful world? Then turn to page 32 to find some simple planet-saving tips. Check out some cool fire-fighting technology on page 36, then give your brain a workout with our puzzle pages. Plus there are the usual posters and crafts, too – so get stuck in! See you next month, Editor Tim and the Nat Geo Kids team…
Dr. Orangutan! Wild animals can't call a doctor or pop to the chemist's if they're sick. But one clever ape has been spotted making a medicine from plants! The wild Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus by researchers, chewed up the leaves from a vine called akar kuning, creating a paste which he carefully applied to a nasty injury on his cheek. Within four days, the wound had closed without infection! Scientists found that the leaves are antibacterial and reduce pain, and are used by local people to treat illnesses like malaria. But this is the? rst time researchers have ever seen a wild animal using a plant to treat an injury. They now want to learn how he figured out the technique – and whether other orangutans do it, too! Robo…
1 Also known as the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights are vast streams of shimmering colour that appear in the night sky over the polar region. In the Southern Hemisphere, they're known as aurora australis or the Southern Lights. 2 The auroras happen when tiny, charged particles from the Sun collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere. This collision releases energy as green, red and violet light, which may look like an eerie glow, rippling lights or dancing clouds. Wow! 3 While auroras are common in polar regions, they're rarely seen at lower latitudes. But on 10 May, the Sun? ung out far more high-energy particles than normal, creating the brightest auroras in decades – visible even in southern England! The Northern Lights are often easier to photograph than to see…
Love cheese? Well, imagine being so head over heels with the stu? that you'd risk life and limb chasing after it! That's what happened last month at the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling event in Gloucestershire, when contestants charged down a super-steep slope after a 3.5kg round of Double Gloucester! The silly ‘sport’ has taken place since the 1800s, with the first person passing the finish line winning the cheese (no one ever catches it as the wheel reaches speeds of up to 100kmph!). Abby Lamp won this year's women's race, while Tom, Dylan and Josh tumbled to victory in the men's events. It's not known why the tradition began, but while it might not be very, er, mature, it's grate fun. Brie-lliant!…
JUNE 14 JULY -14 Men's Euro 2024 How will England and Scotland get on in this fab footy tournament?! JUNE 22 SEPT -30 Summer Reading Challenge Ready, set, READ! Take part at your local library or online. JULY 1 JULY -31 Plastic Free July Join the global challenge to cut down waste! JULY 12 AUG -4 Big Butterfly Count Count butterflies and moths for 15 minutes, then report your findings! JULY 14 World Chimpanzee Day Learn about the apes at natgeokids.com/uk/chimps…
Sci-fi scarecrows! The sleepy Lancashire village of Wray has held a spring scarecrow festival for more than 30 years, attracting visitors from far and wide. But this year, Wray's residents decided to give the event a science-fiction theme, building Daleks, aliens like E.T. and even a scarecrow resembling Princess Leia from Star Wars! Cool car-sket! Ghanaian artist Paa Joe has been making coffins since the 1960s. His designs are inspired by each owner's interests, job or personality. But not all the coffins he creates are buried. Some, like this yellow New York taxi, are art pieces. What a way to ride to the other side! Swirly sculptures We love these abstract animals, created by South Korean artist Lee Sangsoo! After sketching the creatures’ shape and ‘flow’ on paper, Lee then…
