Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2022 i National Geographic Kids

With a flick of his fluffy tail, Senehang the red panda curls into a ball. Poof! Now he looks just like any other bump on a branch in the forested mountains of Nepal, a country in South Asia. This camouflage trick allows the red panda to sleep without worrying about predators like snow leopards. And the red panda needs the nap for the journey he’s about to begin: searching for a mate. Senehang, which means “son” in Limbu, a language spoken in Nepal, won’t be making the journey alone. Around his neck is a GPS collar that will send information to scientists so they can track where he goes. It’s part of a plan to learn as much as possible about red pandas so that conservationists can protect them. “These…

Ancient stones form a circle on a grassy plain. Some of the rocks stand 20 feet tall, while others lie on the ground. Thousands of years ago, people erected this monument to align perfectly with the sun: On the longest day of the year, the sun rose between the tallest arch; on the shortest, it set on the opposite side. Why did people build this monument, called Stonehenge? It’s still one of the world’s biggest mysteries. MYTHS AND LEGENDS For hundreds of years people have wondered who built this massive stone structure on England’s Salisbury Plain. Some have suggested the Romans, the Vikings, an ancient group of people called the Celts, and even aliens. (It’s definitely not the last one!) Now experts are taking a closer look at a magical…

PLAY! JUST SQUID-DING AROUND These dancing squid don’t have two left feet—they have eight left arms! And now some of them have misplaced their partners at this crazy dance-off. Reunite each creature with its partner by finding the 12 matching pairs based on their dance moves. The first one has been done for you. BONUS Find six things that start with squ besides squid! Answers “Just Squid-ding Around” (pages28-29): 1. G, 2. E, 3. H, 4. K, 5. B, 6. I, 7. D, 8. L, 9. A, 10. F, 11. J, 12. C. Bonus game: squirrel, square, squeak, squash, squirt, squeeze.…

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…

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…

In the new movie Turning Red, 13-year-old Meilin Lee wakes up one morning after an argument with her mother to discover … she’s turned into a giant red panda! And though that might seem cool, she can’t always control when she transforms: Angry? Happy? Sad? Poof! She’s a red panda. “In addition to having to deal with the ups and downs of being 13, now Mei has to figure out how to handle being a red panda sometimes, too,” director Domee Shi says. In real life, of course, red pandas stay red pandas. But how much is Mei’s panda self like the actual critter? Nat Geo Kids goes behind the scenes to find out. Family Connections Mei’s parents explain to her that her magical power is a family trait, passed…

What part of the fish weighs the most? The scales. WAITER: Why do you laugh while cooking breakfast? CHEF: Because the egg always cracks a yolk. TONGUE TWISTER! Say this fast three times: THREE FREE-THINKING FROGS THINK FRIENDLY THOUGHTS. YOU’VE GOT TO BE JOKING… Why did the colt have a sore throat? He was a little horse. CHECK OUT THIS BOOK!…