Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.
Hey Kids! Hope you're enjoying 2024 so far and haven't broken any of your resolutions yet! It's Valentine's time but whether you go in for all that soppy stuff or not, we know you'll LOVE our feature about funny animal couples. And get ready to go gooey for our cover star – an adorable lost leopard cub. Don't worry, there IS a happy ending! Plus, for International Women's Day, we learn about about four real-life super-women. Also this month, we check out some really cool rocks, and discover what the Ancient Greeks believed in. Enjoy the puzzles, too! See you next month!…
Super news for saigas! Hip, hip, hooray - saiga antelopes have made an incredible comeback in Central Asia. After disease and poaching cut the goat- sized mammal's numbers to just 48,000 in 2005, conservationists stepped in to protect the species and its habitat.Thanks to their efforts, over 1.9 million saigas now roam across Kazakhstan - and they're no longer considered Critically Endangered. Yay! These mammals have been around since the Ice Age, when they lived alongside woolly rhinos and mammoths. Millions of them would migrate up to 1,000km across Central Asia to breed and feed. It's hoped that this spectacle may one day return if their numbers continue to rise. We'll be seeing you, saigas! New hedgehog species! Not one, not two, but FIVE new species of soft-furred hedgehogs have been…
Folded figures João Charrua, from Évora, Portugal, began experimenting with origami 13 years ago when he was looking for a hobby to enjoy with his daughter. And look how his pastime unfolded!. João's 15-30cm figures and face masks are made out of single sheets of paper, meticulously folded and expertly sculpted to create these otherworldly, and yet strangely lifelike shapes. Kip in a car! Fancy sleeping on one of these quirky beds? Well, guests at the V8 Hotel in Stuttgart, Germany, can end an exhausting day by drifting off on beds made from old cars! And the next morning? They head down for brake-fast, of course! Teeny -tivity British artist Willard Wigan has made a tiny sculpture of the three wise men from the Nativity story - inside the eye…
Graphic grains It looks like these women are making a giant work of art. But they're actually using palm branches to fan out rice so it can dry in the sun! Photographer Ahsanul Haque Nayem reguarly visits this ‘drying paddy’ in Bogura, Bangladesh, to photograph the ancient traditional technique. Workers there spend 5-6 hours each day turnina the rice to ensure it dries evenly. Ahsanul's striking photo was shortlisted in the Adapting for Tomorrow category of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, which showcases images that inspire people to live sustainably. Great pic, Ahsanul!…
The 15-day-old leopard cub doesn't make a sound as he sits in a sugar cane field in western India. The youngster is waiting for his mother to return from hunting rats, hare and deer. Most of the year, the 2.4m-tall sugar cane stalks provide a safe, quiet place for cubs to hide in until their mum returns. But it's March - harvest season in India - and people are working in the field. With so many humans around, the mother is too nervous to return to her baby. As the workers slice through the sugar cane with 90cm-long knives, they find the lonely cub sitting on the ground. He's so young that his eyes haven't even opened yet. The people don't know how long the little one has been alone,…
VERY PRETTY POLLIES! SPECIES: Edectus parrot FROM: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia Unlike most parrot pairs, eclectus parrot couples are different colours - and were once mistakenly thought to be two separate species! The male's green plumage helps him stay camouflaged in the forest, while the female's bright purple and red feathers help her attract a mate from her tree hole - where she nests for up to 11 months a year! From her hollow, she flashes her underwings to show off her colours. If the male's interested, he'll bring food, bow and flap his wings back at her. Cute! The species on these pages all show sexual dimorphism that's a scientific word for when males and females look or act differently from each other.This could be to help…
