Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2025 i National Geographic Kids

I arrived at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, after the sun went down. It was the end of a long weekend, so the trash cans were full of hot dogs, pizza, and french fries. This was the perfect place to find my photo subjects: raccoons. As I set up my photography equipment near a couple of bins, I heard rustling noises coming from inside one of them. Soon after, a raccoon climbed out of the can’s opening! As the animal made its way down to the ground between the bins, I snapped this shot. Racoons are used to lights, so the critter wasn’t bothered by my camera flash. In fact, that’s the reason I wanted to photograph these creatures—to show how well they live alongside humans. As cities…

Ring-Tailed Lemur LIVES IN: Southern Madagascar SCREEN NAME: TallTails FRIENDS START 6 a.m. TallTails Wakey-wakey! Who’s ready to take a #SunSalutationSelfie with me? I don’t do lemur yoga. But I wouldn’t say no to lying around and warming up my cold-blooded body. ColorChange Leaf me out of that sunshine nonsense. My happy place is the dark forest floor. HissHiss Sunbathing lemurs? Sounds like a hot breakfast to me. TopClaw 12 p.m. TallTails Ugh—I hate it when two male lemurs try to show off with a stink fight. They use their smell to win a date, but is that really winning? That sounds gross even to me … and I live in rotten leaves. Try some music. Male cockroaches sing—er, hiss—to get my attention. HissHiss Fossas just yowl at each other…

Keepers entering the gorilla enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio often hear a noise that sounds like a babbling human. But it’s just Mac, a western lowland gorilla. The ape greets his caregivers by making long, low grumbling sounds, gorilla-speak for “Hi, there!” When keepers exit the area in the evening, he makes a similar sound as if to say “Good night.” Mac isn’t just making noise. Gorillas like him have things to say. And if you pick up a little gorilla language, you just might understand them. “Apes are excellent communicators,” Columbus Zoo curator Audra Meinelt says. And sound isn’t the only way gorillas “talk.” They use movements and even body odor to get their point across. It’s no wonder experts think gorillas are among the…

A NEW SEASON OF A REAL BUG’S LIFE IS ON DISNEY+ ON JANUARY 15. natgeokids.com/march…

If you’re a seal, you swim in the sea—unless you’re a Baikal seal, that is. The only species of seal in the world that lives exclusively in freshwater, Baikal seals spend their days splashing around in the world’s deepest lake: Lake Baikal in Russia. So how does a seal thrive in freshwater? Dive in to discover five tips for living your best lake life—seal style, of course. 1 KEEP YOUR CLAWS SHARP. In the winter, Lake Baikal’s massive surface—the lake is about the size of the state of Maryland—freezes over. But as a seal, you still need to be able to get in and out of the water. The solution? Use your long claws and strong front flippers to smash a hole in the ice. And you better do it…

NAME: Cuddles FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Helping maintain a stylish home FAVORITE TOY: Knickknacks PET PEEVE: Upright flower vases NAME: Baxter FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Checking Buddy’s homework FAVORITE TOY: Paper shredders PET PEEVE: Violin practice NAME: Herbie FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Spreading couch fluff around to make the ground softer FAVORITE TOY: Sofa pillows PET PEEVE: Plastic chairs NAME: Marshmallow FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Extreme tree climbing FAVORITE TOY: Empty squirrel nests PET PEEVE: When crows steal the catnip…

Our planet is packed with up to 10 quintillion insects. (That’s 19 zeros!) These creatures pollinate plants, decompose plant and animal matter, and are a source of food for other animals. All insects have a place on the planet—but Nat Geo Kids rounded up eight that deserve special trophies. Keep reading to get the inside scoop on these awesome animals. GREATEST GLOW RAILROAD WORM The railroad “worm” is actually a beetle larva that looks unremarkable—until the sun sets. These creatures are named for the glowing spots that run down their bodies, said to look like lights from train windows at night. Only the larvae and adult females glow, their greenish yellow lights acting as a warning to predators that they’re toxic. Some species also have a red “headlamp” that allows…

A seven-foot-tall warrior glares across a grassy valley in the Andes Mountains of South America. He flashes fierce jaguar-like fangs and watches the scene with his stony stare. Makes sense: The figure is made of, well, stone. Some 600 of these statues have occupied the area near San Agustín, Colombia, for more than a thousand years. But nobody’s sure why they were built—or what the statues can tell us about who built them. Scientists are digging up clues to solve the mystery. STONES AND BONES When the Spanish colonized the region about 400 years ago, the long-abandoned statues were the only traces of the mysterious sculptors who made them. Some had a guess: that the creators must’ve had magical powers. How else to explain the sculptures when the metal tools…

(HINT: It could be both!) 1 They “walk” on land using their flippers. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 2 These social animals enjoy hanging out in groups. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 3 They use their belly muscles to scoot on land. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 4 They have visible ear flaps. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 5 They’re excellent swimmers. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 6 They do a “banana pose” where they lift their tail up in the air. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 7 They can rotate their rear flippers under their bodies. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 8 They bark loudly. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 9 They grunt softly. A. seals B. sea lions C. both 10 They…