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.
Hi Kids! In this month’s Nat Geo Kids, we chat to some caring conservationists who are working with wildlife around the world – including our cute cover star, the Bornean elephant! Plus, we get the lowdown on a special aeroplane that flies INTO hurricanes to study the powerful storms. Would YOU dare do that for a job? Also this issue, we learn about the extraordinary life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, and check out a nifty gadget that's thousands of years old. Cool! Hope you enjoy this month’s fun puzzle pages, plus the posters and prizes! Enjoy the issue,…
Strange snail lays egg! This super-rare species from New Zealand has just been recorded laying an egg out of its neck! Rangers from the NZ Department of Conservation (DOC) have been caring for the golf-ball-sized Powelliphanta augusta snails, which are threatened with extinction in the wild - and in May, they filmed this fascinating birth behaviour, which is very rarely seen… “The snails have an opening just below their head, so they only need to peek out of their shell to lay eggs,” explained Kath Walker from the DOC. Most snails lay multiple eggs at once, but these giants have just one at a time, which can take over a year to hatch. Eggstraordinary! River barriers removed! Good news for freshwater creatures! Last year, organisations across Europe removed a record…
Sludgy slog! Squelch! Hundreds of people dashed across the River Chelmer in Maldon, Essex, at the end of April during the annual Maldon Mud Race. The muddy estuary was so gloopy that competitors had to crawl for much of the 400m race! The mucky mayhem raised loads of money for charity, though, so it was worth all the mud, sweat and tears! Dragon defence! This Buddhist temple, near Bangkok in Thailand, has an 80m dragon wrapped around it! The dark green monster is said to protect Wat Samphran’s pink 17-storey tower from evil spirits. Roar-some! Pedal power! Check out this cool ‘coaster at Velocity Valley in Rotorua, New Zealand - it’s the only pedal-powered monorail in the world! Called the Shweeb Racer, riders race each other around the 200m track…
Greeking Out Now in its 11th series, this hilarious kid-friendly podcast presents some of the greatest stories ever told - the Ancient Greek myths! Juicy legends about gods and goddesses, monsters and heroes abound! In the first episode of the new series, bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians author Rick Riordan makes a cameo. And, due to popular demand, there’s a five-part episode on the incredible swashbuckling tale of Jason and the Argonauts. ● Listen on YouTube now Do you listen to podcasts? Tell us about your faves at kids@ngkids.co.uk and you could win a little prize! The Herds A stampede of extraordinary animals is about to arrive in the UK! This herd of life-sized puppet creatures are in the middle of a 20,000km journey from central Africa’s Congo Basin…
The Waiting Peering out from inside a cage in Guayaquil, a city in Ecuador, South America, these four beautiful owls look sad. The birds of prey are persecuted in parts of the country because some people believe that owls are devils or bad omens, and feel afraid of their haunting calls. But these four raptors are lucky - they’ve been saved by a conservation group called the Sacha Rescue Foundation, which rescues, rehabilitates and rewilds animals that have been persecuted, made homeless because of habitat destruction, or stolen for the illegal wildlife trade. The sorrowful picture, taken by Ecuadorian photographer Maria Portaluppi, was part of a series called The Waiting, a collection of images showing the faces of creatures rescued by the foundation. ● Maria’s moving photo won second place…
The elephants Farina protects live in the forests of the Lower Kinabatangan in Sabah, the most northern state of Malaysian Borneo. Farina and six other wildlife heroes all received a 2025 Whitley Award from the Whitley Fund for Nature, a charity that supports conservation work around the world. Herds of Bornean elephants travel up to 40km per day. Their home range can be over 600km² – that’s about 1.5 times the size of the Isle of Wight! FACT FILE Name: Dr. Nurzhafarina Othman Nickname: Farina From: Malaysia, Southeast Asia Job: Elephant ecologist and director of Seratu Aatai charity Luckily for the endangered elephants of Borneo, ecologist Farina Othman is a very stubborn woman. “I have my mind set on helping these wonderful creatures,” Farina tells the audience as she accepts…
