Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2024 i National Geographic Kids

1 The yellow flowers of the common evening primrose smell like lemons. 2 One rare Asian plant blooms underground. 3 To attract a mate, the male bowerbird builds a structure decorated with flowers. 4 Scientists think flowers first bloomed 130 million years ago. 5 An astronaut grew a sunflower on the International Space Station. 6 Frogs help pollinate the Brazilian milk fruit tree when they dive into its bell-shaped flowers to slurp nectar. 7 Archaeologists found 1,800-year-old bouquets under a pyramid in Mexico honoring a snake god.…

While animals do their thing, photographer Joel Sartore snaps their pics. This National Geographic Explorer wants to take a photo of all 20,000 animal species living in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries for his project called the National Geographic Photo Ark. “I want people to look these animals in the eye and see the intelligence there,” Sartore says. “And then I hope people will be inspired to help protect them.” Sartore has photographed over 15,000 species so far. And it isn’t always easy. Get a peek behind the scenes to see how the photographer captured a few amazing images. Moment of TREAT Western lowland gorilla, native to Central and West Africa Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas What’s this gorilla thinking? If I had to guess, it’d be, ‘Anybody got…

GREEN KEEL-BELLIED LIZARD • Native to Tanzania and Kenya • Aquarium Berlin in Berlin, Germany LEAFY SEA DRAGON • Native to waters off the coast of southern Australia • The Dallas World Aquarium in Dallas, Texas FRINGED LEAF FROG • Native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru • Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta, Georgia LONG-EARED JERBOA • Native to China and Mongolia • Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia PURPLE VAMPIRE CRAB • Native to Indonesia • Petra-Aqua in Prague, Czech Republic…

RAINFOREST ANIMALS These photographs show close-up views of animals that can be found in the rainforests of Central and South America. Unscramble the letters to identify what’s in each picture. ELFA EUTCRT TAN YEEAHLS PRIVE ARTEENTA ATSB HLTSO MAIANC OSPINO TADR RGOF RAAGUJ UCATNO Answers “What in the World?” Top row: leafcutter ant, bats, poison dart frog. Middle row: eyelash viper, sloth, Jiaguar. Bottom row: anteater, caiman, toucan.…

This Dad Rocks Valley Park, Missouri Murphy the rescued bald eagle treated his egg just like any dutiful dad would. He carefully sat on it for weeks, sometimes turning it to keep it warm. But the “egg” was actually … a rock. Bald eagles in human care sometimes try to incubate things other than eggs, so Murphy’s rock egg wasn’t a total surprise. And when an injured bald eagle chick arrived at the World Bird Sanctuary where Murphy lives, keepers swapped out Murphy’s rock for the eaglet. For three months, the foster father taught the eaglet to eat, hunt, and keep his feathers clean. Thanks to Murphy’s care, the youngster was soon released back into the wild. “If we get another one,” says Kira Klebe, the sanctuary’s hospital director, “we’ll…

When you see these wacky images, you won’t believe your eyes—and you shouldn’t. The pictures are optical illusions that use colors, patterns, shadows, and other methods to fool your brain into seeing something that’s not there. Check out these illusions and find out about the science that makes them so tricky. CHECK OUT THE BOOK! RAIN OR SHINE DO THIS: Scan the raindrops in this picture with your eyes. They’ll start to trickle up and down. WHAT’S UP: Look closely at the raindrops. You’ll notice that one side of each droplet is bordered by a dark shadow, and the other side is outlined in bright white. Some scientists believe that this shading provides a sense of movement, tricking your brain into seeing motion. The repeated pattern of the droplets might…

Every morning at 5 a.m.—several hours before the Walt Disney World Resort opens to the public—employees prepare to deliver food to the Orlando, Florida, theme park’s pickiest eaters: the thousands of animals that live there. “We make meals for creatures from big cats to sharks to insects,” animal nutrition assistant Cori Coleman says. “It’s a lot of food for a lot of animals.” So … how do Coleman and her coworkers at Disney’s Animal Nutrition Center feed hundreds of different species every day? Nat Geo Kids takes you behind the scenes of the wildest “restaurant” ever. ON THE MENU “Most of our animals are herbivores, so they don’t eat meat,” Coleman says. “They eat foods like hay, fruits and veggies, and ‘browse,’ or a mixture of leaves and twigs.” And…

FLORIDA PANTHER SCREEN NAME: SwampCat LIVES IN: Southwestern Florida FRIENDS AMERICAN CROCODILE CrocOSmile AMERICAN ALLIGATOR GatorMade WOOD STORK WaterBird START 6 p.m. SwampCat Can y’all believe it’s still 90°F in this swamp? Ahh! That feels better. GatorMade Don’t eat me, @GatorMade—I just pooped all over my legs to keep cool. #TooGrossToEat WaterBird She’s not hungry—she’s just opening her mouth to release heat because reptiles like us can’t sweat to stay cool. CrocOSmile SwampCat You two have so much in common that it’s hard to tell you apart. GatorMade My snout is U-shaped and @CrocOSmile’s nose is V-shaped. #NotThatHard 8 p.m. SwampCat C’mon, kiddo. It’s hunting time! That spotted kitten is your baby? When my 60 hatchlings emerge, they each look like a mini-me. CrocOSmile SwampCat Hopefully my kitten’s spots will…

FUTURE RIDE Buckle up for a wild ride on these wacky modes of futuristic transportation drawn by Nat Geo Kids readers.…