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.
Hi Kids! Welcome to another fact-packed issue of Nat Geo Kids, which this month is dedicated to life 'down under' in Australia! First up, we meet some marvellous marsupials, including our cute, fluffy koala cover star, then check out some fantastic photos of other incredible Australian species-which one is your favourite?! Plus, to celebrate World Space Week on 4-10 October, we leam about Jupiter's icy moon Europa, peer through a telescope at strange 'space spaghetti, and find out about this autumn's spectacular supermoons! Hope you enjoy this issue's puzzles, posters and prizes. See you next month!…
1 There are six sloth species, split into two types – two-toed sloths and smaller three-toed sloths. You can tell them apart by counting the number of claws on their hands! All wild sloths live in the rainforests of Central and South America. 2 In the treetops, sloths are famously slow movers – travelling just 35m per day to forage for leaves, twigs and buds. But in water, they're strong swimmers! After dropping out of trees into rivers, they use their long arms to paddle along in search of a mate or new territory. 3 The forest floor is a risky place for a sloth, as they can't walk or run — only drag themselves along with their hooklike claws. Yet, once a week, all three-toed sloths take a long trip…
'Cute' ancient whale discovery! Palaeontologists have identied a new species of prehistoric whale – describing the 2m-long mammal as 'cute, but definitely not harmless!' Though it's small compared to many modern whales, which can grow up to 30m long, scientists say the dolphin-sized beast was a fearsome predator with razor-sharp teeth, tennis-ball-sized eyes and a powerful, compact body. Gulp! Named Janjucetus dullardi, it swam in the warm, shallow seas off the coast of Victoria, Australia, over 24 million years ago. The species was described from a single skull fossil found in 2019 by amateur fossil hunter Ross Dullard. His discovery is recognisedin the creature's scientic name – dullardi! Longest lightning flash! News flash! There's a new record for the longest ever bolt of lightning - a whopping 829km long. This 'megaflash'…
OCT 12 Each year on the second Sunday of October, contestants from around the world go bonkers for conkers! Ever since 1965, competitors have gathered in the small village of Southwick, Northamptonshire, to try and smash each other’s horse chestnuts off a string. All the conkers are supplied readydrilled and laced by organisers Ashton Conker Club so that no cheating takes place! The winners are crowned King and Queen Conker and are given conker crowns. There's even a junior champ, too. Yay!…
OCT 1 - OCT 31 Black History Month This year's theme is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride' Turn to page 36 to read about space! OCT 4 - OCT 10 World Space Week Learn about our solar system at natgeokids.com/uk/space OCT 5 World Teachers' Day Shout-out to all the teachers! OCT 6 National Badger Day Three cheers for these cuties! SAVE THE DATE! OCT 28 Nat Geo Kids live online event Meet cave explorer Iva Njunjić! Look out for more info about this spooky special at natgeokids.com…
Flying camper! Canadian aircraft engineer Chuck Jurgen Teschke has an unusual hobby – he builds ‘Frankencopters’ out of old vehicles. Chuck spent 900 hours transforming this rotting VW campervan into a super-cool, er, flamper (flying camper). Sadly, though, the crazy craft is just a work of art and doesn’t actually fly. Boo! Fluffy fortress! From a distance, this 10m tower looks like a huge stack of concrete blocks. But the sculpture is actually made of metal and wood, covered in sheep fleece! Built by artist Steve Messam, the woolly wonder is part of the Wild Uplands trail in Penistone Hill Country Park, West Yorkshire. Baa-rilliant! Pitch painter! Check out French-Swiss artist Saype’s latest work – a gigantic 3D image of a girl chalking up a football pitch! Saype sprayed his…
