Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2025 i National Geographic Kids

When I first saw this flying fox from afar, I thought her feet were tangled in garbage. But when the bat flew closer, I was surprised to see that she was flying with a baby—and the pup was barely hanging on! These animals fly over 30 miles each day in search of food, and the moms bring their babies with them when the pups are young and light. A baby bat clamps on to its mother with its teeth and holds on to her fur with its feet. But sometimes, a pup is too heavy or it loses its grip and falls off. Working as a flying fox rescuer in Melbourne, Australia, I receive calls about fallen baby bats all the time. But I’d never seen one still half hanging…

1 Legend says that if a bat flies into your home on Halloween, your house is haunted. 2 NASA calls this nebula—a cloud of gas and dust in outer space—Witch Head because it looks like a screaming witch. 3 People on the Italian island of Sardinia call the pumpkins they carve for Halloween concas de mortu, or heads of the dead. 4 A skeleton museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, uses flesh-eating beetles to clean the bones of animals. 5 The Queen Mary, a docked luxury ocean liner, is said to be one of the most haunted spots in the United States, with ghost sightings of sailors and a lady in white. 6 Soon after opening King Tut’s tomb in Egypt in 1922, one of the explorers died. That led some people to think that the mummy…

TRICK-OR-TREATING A lot more is going on here besides trickor-treating. Figure out the three-word phrase that describes each of the numbered scenes. The first and last words always begin with t, and the middle word always begins with o. For example, the answer to number one is “Tigers overload trampoline.” Ready to trick-or-treat? Answers: 1. Tigers overload trampoline. 2. Turkey outlines toes. 3. Tambourine overcooks toast. 4. Toads obstruct tunnel. 5. Tyrannosaur overturns table. 6. Tomato opens treasure. 7. Team orders tea. 8. Turtle offers tacos. 9. Tarantula organizes treats. 10. Toucan operates train.…

One study found that more than 75 percent of pet owners dress up their pets for fall festivities. BEST DRESSED PETS Which pet costumes did party animals wear last year? Take a look at some of the most popular. 1. pumpkin 2. hot dog 3. bat 4. ghost 5. bumblebee 6. cat 7. spider 8. witch 9. lion 10. demon These pets like wearing costumes, but yours may not. Never force your pet to do something it doesn’t want to do. LEARN HOW TO TAKE GREAT PICS OF YOUR PET! natgeokids.com/october If you dress up your pet, check that the outfit is comfortable and allows the animal to breathe and walk safely. SEE MORE PETS IN COSTUME! natgeokids.com/october PROTECT YOUR PET It may be Halloween, but you don’t want your pets…

TREE GOATS These goats will do a lot for a snack—that includes climbing to the top of a 30-foot-tall tree. Every summer the argan trees in southwest Morocco produce bitter-tasting fruit that the local goats love. And the goats are doing the humans a favor: When the goats, um, pass the undigestible nut inside the argan fruit, people collect the nuts to create an oil that can be used in hair products and for food. Thanks, goats! VOLCANO SHARKS When scientists dropped a deep-sea camera into the mouth of an active underwater volcano in the South Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands, they were shocked to discover three species of sharks swimming through water that’s too hot and acidic for human divers: scalloped hammerheads, silky sharks, and one super-rare Pacific…

Way before they were portrayed as heroes in the Harry Potter series, witches were considered public enemy number one. In Europe and North America during the 15th through 17th centuries, some people believed magical witches were real, and that these witches used evil powers to bring physical harm or misfortune to others. As a result, thousands of ordinary women and men were put on trial to discover if they were witches. Spoiler alert: These people weren’t practicing magic—which isn’t real—and they weren’t witches. But back then, it didn’t take much to be accused of being a witch! Discover some of the totally normal things that might’ve landed you on trial for witchcraft. YOU DIDN’T CRY. According to a 15th-century encyclopedia of witch-hunting(left), witches couldn’t shed a tear. So if someone…

SAND TRAP Watch your step! The stargazer fish, found in oceans around the world, buries its body in sand and waits for unlucky fish and crabs to wander by. Then—chomp! IT’S RAINING SNAKES If you’re in a particular cave in southern Mexico, look up: Yucatan rat snakes are hanging from the ceiling and slithering along the walls! When bats fly in or out, the snakes strike to grab a meal. You won’t catch us in this cave anytime soon. ALL ABOARD This mama tailless whip scorpion is giving nearly 50 of her babies a lift on her back! The hatchlings will ride on Mom for a few weeks, until their first molt (when they shed their exoskeletons to grow). These arachnids live in tropical and subtropical regions. SEEING RED Don’t…

A wolf steps out onto a sandy beach. Catching a scent, it paws at the wet sand in search of a buried clam. Crunch! The wolf crushes the clam in its jaws and swallows. Still hungry, it splashes into the ocean waves and swims to a nearby island to find more food. Wolves on the beach might sound strange, but these special gray wolves have been living seaside for thousands of years. Known as coastal wolves, about 2,000 of these individuals make their homes among the islands and coastal rainforest of western British Columbia in Canada. (Another population lives in Southeast Alaska.) “Their environment is so different from that of any other wolf,” wildlife researcher Chris Darimont says. “So they’ve had to adapt to this unique place.” Check out five…

Get ready to rumble with some of Earth’s deadliest animals facing off in four fierce battles! Some creatures are predators, or animals that hunt other animals for food. Others just have dangerous defenses. But which challengers will defeat their opponents to claim the “deadliest” crown in each matchup? That’s up to you! MATCHUP 1: BRUTAL BITES With a mouth full of 300 razor-sharp teeth, great white sharks can easily tear large chunks out of prey like seals and dolphins. And these fish don’t have to worry about a broken tooth: New rows of two-inchlong teeth shift forward as old teeth fall out. Thirsty water buffalo better beware of saltwater crocodiles. With the strongest bite force ever recorded in the animal kingdom, these reptiles can take hold of enormous animals, dragging…