National Geographic Kids magazine - the perfect balance between learning and fun! A must-have for children ages 6 and up. Each issue is packed with colorful photos, games, puzzles, fun features and facts about animals, science, technology, and more.
The year 1752 was shortened by 11 days when Britain changed from an oldstyle calendar to the one we use today. THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT APPEARED DECADES BEFORE MOTORIZED CARS HIT THE ROAD. Dormouse was considered a DELICACY in ancient Rome. PUFFY COLLARS worn in the 1500s in England could stretch to a giraffe’s height. MANY ANCIENT PHYSICIANS USED SPIDERWEBS AS BANDAGES. A THOUSAND YEARS AGO, TINY LAPDOGS WERE A SIGN OF WEALTH IN EUROPE. EARLY CLOCKS had only one hand—or NO HANDS at all!…
Kildare, Ireland bunny the european rabbit and Pidg the common pigeon didn’t let anything come between their friendship—even a wall! After being found weak and alone, the animals were brought separately to what was then the Kildare Animal Foundation Wildlife Unit. Both needed warmth to survive, but volunteer Aideen McGee only had one incubator. So she put the rabbit and the bird inside together, setting a cardboard wall between them so that they’d each have their own space. When McGee went to check on the duo a little later, she saw that Bunny had knocked down the barrier and was cuddling with Pidg! McGee took the cardboard wall away so that the animals could snuggle 24/7. Soon after, Bunny became sick, and Pidg refused to leave the rabbit’s side. “The…
MONSTER YO-YO This toy’s definitely too big for the backyard. Beth Johnson’s Whoa-Yo is the world’s biggest wooden yo-yo. The towering toy is nearly 12 feet across and weighs 4,620 pounds—about the weight of three cows. You need a crane to lift, wind, and release the Whoa-Yo. Johnson is storing the toy for now but eventually hopes to sell it. The buyer better have a humongous toy box. PETS RIDE SCOOTER! Lollipop the dog and Sashimi the cat are the speediest pets around—on a scooter, at least. The Boston terrier and his feline pal hold the record for fastest five meters(16.4 feet) on a scooter by a dog and a cat, traveling the distance in 4.37 seconds. The pair first learned how to ride the vehicle separately before hopping on together. Who…
1 A 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy was found wearing fake golden “toes” over each of his real ones. 2 A type of bacteria creates gold by “eating” toxic metals and “pooping” out the valuable stuff. 3 Pure gold is edible. 4 Gold melts at 1948˚F—almost as hot as lava. 5 A designer once created a dress worth more than $1.5 million made with over 10,000 gold sequins. 6 Scientists recovered 3,100 gold coins and 45 gold bars worth more than $50 million from an 1857 shipwreck. 7 A solid gold toilet worth more than a million dollars was once stolen from a British palace.…
Elephant tusks are teeth that never stop growing! The biggest tusk on record was more than 11 FEET LONG. Human adults have 32 teeth; kids have 20! Your pet cat has the same number of teeth as the big cats in the wild: 30. ELEPHANT 26 TEETH LION 30 TEETH HUMAN 32 TEETH DOG 42 TEETH ALLIGATOR 80 TEETH DOLPHIN 100 TEETH GREAT WHITE SHARK 300 TEETH…
Comeback Critter: Pygmy Possum Found! Kangaroo Island, Australia Smaller than mice, little pygmy possums can be hard to find: Scientists have only ever counted 113 of them on Kangaroo Island. So when a bushfire swept through this island, destroying almost 90 percent of the animal’s habitat, researchers feared the marsupial was extinct in one of its only homes. After the fire burned out, conservationists explored the island to see what wildlife remained. They dug deep pits in the ground and waited for critters to harmlessly fall inside so that they could count the island’s animals. Amazingly, one little pygmy possum came down from the trees(where they usually like to hang out) and scurried inside. “Finding this pygmy possum gives us hope that this species is still out there,” ecologist Di Pearson…
