Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2022 i National Geographic Kids

WOLVES CAN SOME TIMES HEAR ANOTHER WOLF’S HOWL FROM 10 MILES AWAY. You can buy insurance that covers ALIEN ABDUCTIONS. In medieval Europe, people thought owls were witches. A trap in an Oregon forest was designed to catch BIGFOOT. HOW’S MY HAIR? SOME TARANTULAS ARE BLUE. Fungus can grow out of a zombie ant’s head. BLENNOPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF SLIME. One community in South Carolina is called PUMPKINTOWN. CHECK OUT THIS BOOK!…

1 Jack-o’-lanterns were first carved using turnips, beets, or potatoes. 2 Usually blue, sapphires that contain extra iron can be orange. 3 Research shows that a tiger’s orange coat might look green to some prey, allowing the cat to blend in with the leafy forest. 4 A large rodent called a nutria has orange teeth. 5 One type of tarantula is orange. 6 Some blooms of orange California poppies are so big, they can be seen from space. 7 During Halloween, orange is said to represent the fall harvest, the changing seasons, and the bonfires people once lit for the holiday.…

You know what makes something cute—big eyes, soft fur, round body. But what makes something dangerous? Big teeth and a scary snarl? Not always. These nine animals are adorable, but don’t be fooled! Check out the ways these charmers throw down a challenge. DARLING ‘DEVIL’ With their stocky bodies, cute snouts, and little paws, it might seem odd that early European explorers dubbed these animals Tasmanian devils in the 1800s. But just take a walk at night on the island of Tasmania, off the south coast of mainland Australia. That’s when you might hear their spooky screeches, ghostly growls, and beastly bone-crunching as these animals rip apart carcasses and chew through skeletons. “They have the bite force of animals more than twice their size,” says David Hamilton, a conservation biologist…

Take this creepy quiz to find out! Are you an eyebrow-raising skeptic who has serious doubts about ghosts and other mysterious mumbo jumbo? Or are you a true believer in supernatural events that can’t be explained by science? This paranormal and unexplained stuff is sometimes known as “woo.” So … just how woo are you? FROM WOO TO TRUE Some things start off as strange mysteries that are blamed on the supernatural. But the more scientists study them, the more these events can be explained. For example, some people once believed that ball lightning—a floating ball of light that can suddenly explode—was a group of fairies trying to lead people astray. But now scientists know that the mysterious orbs are a real, rare form of lightning that hovers in the…

THE BIOLOGIST Bruno Alves Buzatto studies spiders all over the globe. Below, he describes searching for Australia’s Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the most venomous spiders on the planet. “Sydney funnel-web spiders live mostly underground. But when my tracking device showed one high up in some rocks, I thought I had discovered a new hiding spot. But then a gecko suddenly appeared. “That’s when I realized the signal I’d been tracking was emitting from the gecko—it had eaten my spider! [The gecko eventually pooped out the transmitter in a lab.] I didn’t discover a new hiding spot for these spiders, but I did discover another animal that preys on them. “Tracking these spiders is always dangerous, no matter how many times you’ve handled one. They’re the size of your palm…

1 Cave glowworms create illuminated strands made of what material? A. plastic strings B. sticky silk C. worm barf D. bat poop 2 Sedatephobia is an intense fear of what? A. sadness B. sitting C. sleeping D. silence 3 Spiders taste and smell using organs on which body part? A. head B. abdomen C. legs D. eyes 4 How is a ghost shrimp like a ghost? A. It has a see-through body. B. It says “boo.” C. It lives in ship graveyards. D. It swims through seashells. 5 Contestants in the World Championship Punkin Chunkin contest have hurled pumpkins out of which objects? A. windows B. moving cars C. catapults D. airplanes 6 What does a flying fox eat? A. spiders and worms B. fruit and flowers C. blood and…

SUPREME SWEETS Gooey, crunchy, crispy, or colorful — every chocolate candy has something different to offer. And everyone has their favorite. Here are the top chocolate treats, by the number of people in the United States who eat them.* The world’s heaviest chocolate bar weighed 12,770 pounds. That’s as much as an African elephant! *Calculated with 2020 data from the U.S. Census and Simmons National Consumer Survey CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…

MONSTER REAL-LIFE “Monster Match” 1. B, 2. D, 3. E, 4. A, 5. C.…

BLACK-AND-WHITE These photos show close-up views of things that are black-and-white. Unscramble the letters to identify what’s in each picture. “What in the World?” Top row: masks, cat, piano keys. Middle row: zebras, soccer ball, giant panda. Bottom row: crossword puzzle, penguins, dominoes.…

MASSIVE POPCORN MACHINE Don’t expect to find this snack stand at your local movie theater. The world’s largest popcorn machine is nearly 12 feet wide and about 26 feet tall, or taller than a two-story building. Featured as part of the grand opening of a theater in Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia), the machine took almost two hours to fill. Hold the butter! ANCIENT MUMMIES Think of mummies, and you probaby think of ancient Egypt. But the earliest examples of mummification have been traced to the Chinchorro culture, a tribe that lived in what are now the South American countries of Peru and Chile. Mummified bodies from this region date back to 7020 B.C., making them the world’s oldest mummies. The oldest Egyptian mummies date back only to around 4500…

Halloween Pet Parade These trick-or-treaters are hoping for kibble, not candy! Millions of pet owners will dress up their pets this Halloween season, and Nat Geo Kids found a few of the funniest costumes. BEST-DRESSED PETS Which pet outfits were most popular last Halloween? Take a look at some of the biggest crowd-pleasers. 1. pumpkin 2. hot dog 3. superhero or cat (tie) 4. bumblebee 5. ghost 6. bat 7. lion 8. dog or witch (tie) 9. devil or pirate (tie) 10. Batman GET MORE HALLOWEEN FUN! natgeokids.com/halloween…

WOLF Fenrir the giant wolf from Norse mythology was so dangerous that the other gods had to bind him with a mystical chain made from “impossible things,” like the sound of a cat’s footsteps and fish breath. OWL One legend from Sri Lanka says that when you hear the shrieking of Ulama the demon bird, danger is near. SNAKE Ancient Egyptians believed that every night, the sun god Ra had to slay a serpent-like chaos demon named Apep for a new day to begin. DOLPHIN A folktale in Brazil tells of supernatural versions of Amazon river dolphins that lure fishermen to dangerous areas and sink their boats. EAGLE In Greek mythology, Aquila the giant eagle carried out Zeus’ punishment—like eating one man’s liver every day. FIREFLY One story in West…