Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 12 i National Geographic Little Kids

ANIMALS The puppies wag their tails as they chase and tackle each other. Soon the hunters will return and it will be time to eat. Females may have up to 15 puppies at a time. African wild dogs are also called painted dogs because of their markings. "Hoo! Squeal!" call the hunters when they return with food. All the wild dogs leap, lick faces and whine to greet each other. How do you greet your friends and family? Every wild dog's coat has a slightly different pattern. How many pups can you see in this picture? After dinner, the entire pack plays. Everyone wags their tail!…

Speak Quecha "Allianchu" is a way of saying, "Hello, how are you?" Can you try? Say: "Eye-eee-anch-ooo" Quechua is an ancient language still spoken in Peru. Most people speak Spanish, too. High in the Andes mountains is an ancient city called Machu Picchu. It was built by people called the Inca. Stickes page Llamas are used to carry things in Peru. Their wool is made into fabric. Sticker activity People decorate their Ilamas. Stick some pom poms on this Ilama's ears! Rainbow Mountain in southeastern Peru is made up of 14 different colourful minerals!…

ANIMALS Sticker activity Stick a lemming here for this hungry owl to catch! Sticker page Snowy owls hunt lemmings, mice, hares, birds and squirrels. A snow owl's wingspan is almost as wide as a car. Stretch your arms out either side. What's your 'wingspan' as wide as? A snowy owl hunts during the day and at night. It swoops down and catches food with the long claws on its feet. Snowy owls have very good hearing. They can hear food moving around under the snow! Adult male snowy owls are mostly white. Adult females have brown on their feather tips. A snowy owl mother lays her eggs in a nest on the ground. When they hatch, the babies are covered in soft white feathers called down. Female snowy owls lay…

People sit on sleds to slide down snowcovered hills. Whee! Which sled do you think is fastest? Why? Which sled would you most like to ride? What time of year do most people go sledding?…

Find all the animals bigger than your thumb. How many pointing fingers long is the gecko? Sticker page Spread out your fingers. Can you touch the head and tail of the baby snake at the same time? Is the butterfly bigger or smaller than your hand? Which animal is about the size of the nail on your little finger? Is the yellow tree frog longer or shorter than your ring finger? Sticker activity Stick another yellow tree frog on this branch!…

ENTOMOLOGY Sticker page Blue morpho Sticker activity butterflies start life as hairy caterpillars. Stick one here! FACTS FOOD Fungus, tree sap, wet mud and the juice of rotten fruit. SIZE This diagram shows how big this butterfly is. A butterfly's proboscis (say "pruh-BOH-sis") is a mouthpart shaped like a long, hollow tube. The butterfly uses it like a straw to sip juice from fruit. The blue morpho is one of the biggest butterflies in the world.…