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.
Wolves can get the hiccups. The entire land area of the contiguous United States could fit in the Sahara. TOMATOES CAN BE PURPLE. CHECK OUT THE BOOK! Bonobos blow raspberries for attention. YOUR BODY’S SMELL—OR “ODORPRINT”— IS AS UNIQUE AS YOUR FINGERPRINTS. Giant squid have doughnut-shaped brains.…
BUBBLING UP While underwater, star-nosed moles can blow a bubble out of each nostril, hold them with their tentacles, and then inhale them. This helps the mole smell prey like worms and small fish … underwater. EYE DON’T NEED ’EM Star-nosed moles have small, weak eyes. But they don’t use their peepers much—they live mostly underground in near-total darkness. DIG IT Shovel-shaped front limbs and claws help these moles tunnel through dirt and paddle in water. EXTREMELY NOSY Their nostrils are surrounded by a star of 22 fleshy tentacles. They use these extra “fingers” to sense prey in the dirt.…
‘SEW’ BIG Betsy Bond definitely made a point with her art project: She crafted the world’s largest knitting needles. Made with 15-foot-long plastic tubes, the needles had 3D-printed points and knobs on the ends. To break the record, Bond had to knit at least 10 stitches and 10 rows. We’re guessing she had a giant ball doing it. SUPER STINGER This ant is a pain in the neck … or whichever body part it stings. Native to Central and South America, the bullet ant has the world’s most painful sting. Bug scientist Justin Schmidt allowed 83 different insect species to sting him, and the bullet ant ranked first. The ant’s sting isn’t deadly, but Schmidt compares the pain to walking over flaming coals with a three-inch nail in your heel.…
1 Counting the estimated 100 billion stars in our galaxy would take about 9,510 years. 2 Starquakes are movements on a star’s surface that can make it swell and shrink. 3 The hottest stars can reach some 300,000°F. 4 In one legend from the Lummi, a Native American tribe, Coyote juggled his eyeballs so high that one became a star. 5 On Earth, a teaspoon of an aging star—called a white dwarf—would weigh as much as an elephant. 6 A car driving at highway speeds would take more than 41 million years to reach Proxima Centauri, Earth’s second closest star after the sun.…
Spotless Giraffes Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee Okonjati Game Reserve, Namibia You’ve probably already spotted what’s different about these two giraffes: Instead of a patterned coat covered in patches, the fur of these youngsters is solid brown. Scientists don’t know the exact cause of the coloration, but they know it’s rare: A spotless giraffe hasn’t been seen since 1972. That makes these two calves—one born in a U.S. zoo and the other seen in the wild in Africa a few weeks later—even more special. Although scientists think spots might help giraffes camouflage or control their body temperature, the two calves seem to be doing fine. And it turns out they likely aren’t truly spotless: The brown coating is actually one giant spot. Biologist Derek Lee is calling them “one-spot-all-over giraffes.” —Dina…
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on our planet, providing homes to about a quarter of all known marine species. But because most coral reefs thrive in warm, shallow, coastal waters, these delicate habitats are vulnerable to climate change and pollution. A jump of even 2°F in water temperature can harm corals. They can also become sick if just one piece of plastic settles on a reef. That’s why it’s so important to protect the planet’s reefs—and the animals that live in them. So dive into this Special Coral Reef Issue to learn all about the animals that live there, plus get tons of tips on how you can help these ecosystems. But first, take this fun quiz to discover which coral reef system your personality matches…
