Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2017 i National Geographic Kids

RESEARCHERS FOUND A NEW SPECIES OF SPIDER THAT PLAYS PEEKABOO TO ATTRACT MATES . THE PLANET MERCURY IS SHRINKING . AN EAR OF CORN CAN HAVE UP TO 1,200 KERNELS. Located in Reutlingen‚Germany‚ the narrowest street in the world is only one foot wide. SHEEPSHEARING IS A COMPETITIVE SPORT. PLANTS CAN GET FEVERS. You become temporarily paralyzed while you dream. Arica , Chile , once went 14 years with no rainfall . Some turtles glow in the dark. GET MORE!…

What would happen if you could take an elevator to space? Pack a toothbrush. This ride would last two weeks! Scientists believe the elevator car would ascend a 60,000-mile-long cable that connects to a space station at over a hundred miles an hour. By the time you approached the end, the force of gravity would’ve decreased. Then you’d start to feel the effects of centrifugal force, which draws objects rotating in a circle (in this case, you rotating with Earth) away from the circle’s center(in this scenario, the planet’s core). This force would push you against the elevator’s ceiling. Once you reached the station, you’d enter a waiting spaceship and blast off into the cosmos. What would happen if woolly mammoths came back to life? This might have mammoth effects.…

DANGLING HOTEL BALANCING BARN WHERE Suffolk, England HOW MUCH About $840 for four nights WHY IT’S COOL If you stay at this lodge, you’ll definitely be living on the edge. One half of the Balancing Barn sits on a hill; the other juts over the hillside, appearing to dangle in midair! How does the building remain upright? The end sitting on land is anchored with concrete that’s strong enough to support the weight of the floating half. Covered in steel panels, the hundred-foot-long hotel fits up to eight guests. A giant window built into the living-room floor on the dangling side of the building gives guests a view of the ground 26 feet below. Take the stairs in the middle of the barn and exit through a door in the…

SOUTHERN TAMANDUA Native to South America Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, Florida HAWK-HEADED PARROT Native to South America Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas BLACK AND RUFOUS ELEPHANT SHREW Native to East Africa Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Omaha, Nebraska PROBOSCIS MONKEY Native to the Asian island of Borneo Singapore Zoo, Singapore GIANT SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Native to Australia Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee…

1 IN SOUTH KOREA, PEOPLE IMITATE A DOG’S BARK BY SAYING “MEONG, MEONG” INSTEAD OF “WOOF, WOOF.” 2 KIDS CAN HEAR SOME HIGH-PITCHED NOISES THAT ADULTS CAN’T. 3 A sperm whale produces vocalizations through its nose rather than its mouth. 4 In 2015 a choir released a song that lasted for 3 hours, 1 minute, and 50 seconds. 5 An inventor has formulated a coating for submarines that allows them to avoid sonar detection. 6 IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CULTURE, THE SOUND OF BELLS IS THOUGHT TO WARD OFF UNKIND SPIRITS. 7 TO ATTRACT MATES, MALE CRACKER BUTTERFLIES CREATE CRACKLING NOISES BY CLAPPING THEIR WINGS TOGETHER. 8 The sound of your laugh changes depending on whether you’re chuckling with pals or strangers. 9 Diplodocus had a 20-foot-long tail that created a…

BEING NOSY These photos show close-up views of animal noses. Unscramble the letters to identify what’s in each picture. Bonus: Use the highlighted letters to solve the puzzle below. ANSWERS ON PAGE 35 CHECK OUT THIS BOOK!…

Every SECOND, an area of rain forest the size of a football field is cleared. 1 IN 4 of the ingredients in medicine are made from rain forest plants. 20 percent of the world’s freshwater is in the Amazon Basin. CHECK OUT! THE BOOK…

You might not think that giraffes would have much in common with ninja, skilled combatants who prowled through 15th-century Japan on spy missions. After all, giraffes move awkwardly, and their superlong necks hardly seem stealthy. But these hoofed creatures are surprisingly sneaky and agile. Discover how giraffes kick it up a notch, ninja style. The Need for Speed Ninja trained to become swift runners so they could easily slip away from foes during a chase. Giraffes are also excellent sprinters using their long, muscular legs. At a full gallop, these animals can reach 35 miles an hour, which helps them evade predators such as lions. But giraffes don’t have to go through extensive speed training like ninja did. Babies have been spotted running alongside their mothers just 10 hours after…

Joel Sartore has been pecked at by a bird, turned into a jungle gym by a clouded leopard, and slimed by a fish. And it’s all to protect animals. This National Geographic photographer is on a mission to snap pics of all 12,000 animal species living in zoos, aquariums, and other institutions worldwide. His project, called Photo Ark, aims to inspire others to protect these creatures.“I hope looking into the animals’ eyes will make people want to save them,” Sartore says. Since launching Photo Ark in 2006, Sartore has photographed everything from large mammals to tiny insects.“All animals deserve to be recognized,” he says. Sartore works with keepers to make sure the animals stay safe. And though he’s photographing captive animals, he’s had some pretty wild encounters. Sartore tells Nat…

A disoriented five-month-old raccoon scurries across a busy road in Greenbrae, California. Somehow the animal and her mom have become separated, and now the frightened baby has no idea what to do. Suddenly a car approaches. Unable to see the animal, the driver accidentally runs over her hind leg. The raccoon falls to the ground where she lies helpless and limp. OPERATOR ASSISTANCE Other motorists, who saw the accident, pull over to check on the injured animal. One concerned witness is Marco Berger, who works for a nearby wildlife hospital called WildCare. “The raccoon is not only wounded—she’s in total shock,” Berger says. “She needs immediate help.” Berger calls a nearby branch of the Marin Humane Society, an organization that, among other things, transports injured wildlife to care centers. About…