National Geographic Kids Australia - 22 June 2022 PDF
Preview National Geographic Kids Australia - 22 June 2022
BUMPER ‘CONSERVATION’ _ SPECIAL % WILDLIFE COOL |) MOON FACTS! = PANGOL IN 4 RESCUE! — HEI ROES! » oe RE. JE . Do You WANT To BE LIKE Dr. JANE? JoIn ROOTS & SHOOTS Topay Join Dr. Jane Goodall’s global network of young people in more than 130 countries taking action to improve our world! is Des = SS Ca ps Organise a mobile phone recycling drive! Adopt and become a , — Educate others about _ sustainable palm oil! a. a i ~ hold a bakesale! Plant a tree or garden at your school! > Go APE for Animals, People and our Environment! By joining Dr. Jane’s Roots & Shoots, you will: * get a Resource Kit with ideas on how to make a difference, campaign information and fundraising tips * be part of a special group of kids changing the world in Australia and around the globe * get information on upcoming opportunities for young leaders * help protect chimpanzees, save their habitat and support African communities Join ot donate online today: www.janegoodall.org.au [email protected] www.facebook.com/pages/ The-Jane-Goodall-Institute-Australia JGI New Zealand coming soon! Jane Goodall'’s YOOTS&ShOof[S the Jane Goodall Institute Australia This page: Turtle © Fundacao Principe and Vasco Pissarra; Pangolin © Alexander Braczkowski; Snow Leopard © Snow Leopard Trust and Prasenjeet Yadav; Sonam with red panda courtesy of Whitley Fund For Nature; Sandcastle © Guinness World Records Ltd; All other pictures © Getty Images UK Cover: Sonam with red panda courtesy of Whitley Fund For Nature; All other pictures © Getty Images UK; NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Welcome to another fun- packed issue! This month we're celebrating conservationists - - the people working hard to protect our planet and the creatures that live here! Tam to page 12 to meet an award-winning scientist who's making a haven for sea turtles on a tropical island, and then discover six other éco- warriors helping red pandas, snow leopards and more! Plus, on page 18, we tind out how the world's only scaly mammal - the pangolin -is being saved from smugglers! Expect all the usual wild facts, cool posters and wacky news, and get stuck in fo our extra-big holiday puzzle section! The Nat Geo KiDS team COOL QR CODES! We've put some QR codes in this month’s mag. If you point a smart device at them you'll be taken to more awesome stuff online. Try it here! Email [email protected] Website www.natgeokids.com Facebook facebook.com/natgeokidsausnz For competition terms and conditions visit natgeokids.com/ts-and-cs/ In Australia: To find your nearest stockist of National Geographic Kids magazine, please call 1300 650 666 or email [email protected]. For subscriptions, please call the hotline on 02 8227 6486 or find us online at natgeokids.com In New Zealand: To find your nearest stockist of National Geographic Kids magazine, please call 9979 3018 or email [email protected]. For subscriptions, please call the hotline on +61 2 8227 6486 or find us online at natgeokids.com Creature Media Australia Pty Limited does not endorse any of the products in this magazine. Nationat Geocrapuic Kips is the world’s biggest-selling monthly general-interest magazine for children, with a worldwide circulation of 1.7 million in more than 20 countries. “~ ed Inspiring stories from around the globe... The latest books, movies, games, podcasts and TV! You'll bear-ly believe this wildlife pic! 10 Cute crocs, a boat-sinking walrus and a cosy rhino! 22 Marvellous moon facts! 23 Max the Mouse watches the first Moon landing! PANGOLIN RESCUE! 30 The truth about teeth! 34 Your artwork, photos and reports! KY.) A bumper puzzle section to keep you entertained! Craft a turtle piggy bank! 48 Oi, no cheating! 49 More utterly outrageous facts! 50 Scrap-metal sculptures, paper animals and more! Inspiring stories from around the globe... Scientists exploring a giant 192m-deep sinkhole in Guangxi, China, have discovered an entire forest inside it! The geologists think the weird woodland could be home to plant and animal species that have never been seen before. Wow! Sinkholes like this, also known as a tiankeng (meaning ‘heavenly pit’ in Mandarin), are created when rainwater dissolves bedrock, forming cave chambers that eventually collapse. One of about 30 sinkholes in the region, this pit's unique shape allows light to filter in, so trees can grow! After the sinkhole was discovered in May, a team abseiled down more than 100m and then trekked for several hours to reach the bottom. There, they found three separate cave openings plus 40m high trees and dense undergrowth that reached their shoulders. Unbe-/eaf-able! FAST WINDRUSH DAY On 22 June 1948, some of Britains first ee kf . = 1 Caribbean migrants arrived in England } — F- l= — FACTS! on the Empire Windrush ship. This day ' 2. , pS celebrates their legacy! 3 EB: After World War Il A further 500,000 In 2018, the UK ended in 1945, Britain people arrived between government needed rebuilding. At 1948 and 1973. Though announced an official the time, many parts lots of the migrants had day to celebrate the of the Caribbean were fought for Britain during the J contributions of the under British rule and war and considered Britain |} ‘Windrush Generation’ so people there were to be the 'mother country; to British society, from , invited to work in many experienced terrible |] after the war to the 5 ae the UK. The Empire racism. Some companies present day! It's also 1 turongl) aE Windrush brought the even refused to employ a day to reflect on “ detained m yle of : first 1,027 passengers. Black people. their struggles. even deported back tothe Caribbean despite ~ them spending their whole lives living anc working here. This terrible scandal outraged the 4 National Geographic Kids nation, and many are still waiting for justice. Dams can make life: very difficult for fish > A hidden population of around ay 80 koalas has been found in Heathcote National Park near Sydney in New South Wales! The surprising discovery was made by ‘citizen scientists’ Steve Anyon-Smith and Tom Kristensen, who catalogued each koala with a photo and gave them all names. Cute! Sadly, New South Wales’ koala numbers have declined by 41 percent in the last three years due to bushfires, drought, disease and deforestation. So Steve and Tom's furry find is great news - and it gives hope that ) aS : there may be other secret colonies of the Meet Jodie and Louis, tw. hard-to-spot marsupials out there! of the newfound koalas! : Shout out to sharks! -» This month's heroes are Mohammed & Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, who've spent 20 years helping wounded birds of prey in the city of Delhi, India. In the brothers’ neighbourhood, many people fly paper kites in competitions. But some coat their kites in powdered glass, intending to damage opponents kite strings. Sadly, this can be deadly for birds such as local black kites because it cuts their skin and slices their wings. Determined to help, in 2003 Mohammed ~ and Nadeem began caring for injured birds ina makeshift hospital in their basement. Stitching cuts and setting broken bones, they nursed the fliers back to health, housing them in a large rooftop aviary. In 2010, the pair turned the clinic into a charity named Wildlife Rescue. And since then, their volunteers have treated around 2,500 injured birds every year, including storks, owls and vultures. Great! Ee ee Loads of cool concerts and events! darwinfestival.org.au Koalas © Steve Anyon-Smith; Robot crabs © Northwestern University; Illustration © Marek Jagucki; All others © Getty Images UK. natgeokids.com 5 Dragons dish out luck in this ~ a Mae Soe T ores iiteieetee see In the Land of Luck, . magical creatures like SS ‘a _— unicorns, dragons and . 3 leprechauns are hard at work dishing out all the luck in the world - good and bad. Found a crisp $50 on the floor? Toilet roll rolled away? It’s all down to them! No human has ever set foot here, until the day when Sam - possibly the unluckiest person ever -stumbles upon it! Inspired by this wonderful world, Sam sets out on a quest to bring some good luck home. Joined by a loveable and lucky black cat named Bob, can Sam break her bad luck streak once and for all? @ On Apple TV from 5 August Love a good mystery? Then listen up! In this thought- provoking new podcast, school pals Morgana and Alfie investigate the mysterious disappearance of an eccentric man nicknamed Odd Colin, who vanished from their town in 1972. As they dive deeper into this notorious case, their investigation gets weirder and weirder, and the pair encounter pirates, vampires, aliens and secret agents. Together, they'll quiz themall in search of finally revealing the truth! @ Stream it on all major podcast platforms now Aliens, vampires, spies... this mystery has it all! Ps weird world! } ‘ This month's best films, TV, podcasts and books... Set saillonan epic journey, with huge horned monsters ..dinky blue — Get ready for an epic new Beasties¥aven animated movie that imagines a world where terrifying beasts roam the seas. Gulp! Join young Maisie Brumble as she sneaks on board the vessel of world-famous captain Jacob Holland. But life on the ocean waves is tough - and this isn’t any old ship... it’s a monster-hunting ship! Together, the pair will sail way beyond any territory charted on their maps and the celebrated monster-hunter will be forced to reconsider what he thought he knew about Maisie - he might learn something unexpected about his prey, too! Wouldyoulikea Palllike Baymax?! —— SONIC ORIGINS (1) NEW BOOKS! Ever since Sonic rolled into cinemas recently, the speedy blue hedgehog has been having a bit of a moment. Now you can experience the adventures that first made him famous in this remastered collection of four 90s games! In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you'll race through levels, collecting rings and working to defeat the evil-genius Doctor Robotnik. With brand- new animations and game modes, there’s lots to love about this collection of classics. Take on your parents - they probably played when they were kids! In their latest laugh-out-loud adventure, mismatched best buds Cranky Chicken and Speedy the Worm have a problem - Cranky has an empty belly and is in a BAD MOOD. What can Speedy do to help? Perhaps a yummy snack? A day at the beach? Or an ‘unsurprising party’ for Cranky’s birthday? This charming graphic novel contains three stories about friendship, communication and facing things that seem scary! The Wrath Of The Woolington Wyrm: Miss Mary-Kate Martin's Guide to Monsters Karen Foxlee Me toatl [on TT i 3 5 i gape orate crete with So i; S remastered 90s games! Venture to a tiny coastal town in far north Queensland for this sleuth-tastic mystery about the power of friendship. Eli and his pals are trying to save Eli's cousin Jacob from being wrongfully charged with jewellery theft. As the friends “A 5 as y > a Y (plus a trusty sausage dog called Washington) try to work id , out what REALLY happened, they uncover a red-bottomed Jai Oey = tf boat hidden deep in the mangroves and face off against a ® gigantic saltwater crocodile. Yikes! Can they prove Jacob's = 4 innocence, or will they just get gobbled up? Five winners will grab all of these books! : Wy U eo Scan the QR code at the top of this page or head - to the competitions page at natgeokids.com and answer this... ) Which of these is NOT a name for a male chicken? : a) Rooster b) Cock c) Hen eo oee eee eee e eee eee sees ese eee esses eeeseeeeseseeereseseseeeeeeeoe | Mystery bear pair & black bear?! Looks like it, but it’s actually a rare white-coloured American black bear foraging for a fishy snack with its own cub. Also known as a‘spirit bear’ or Kermode bear, just 200-400 of this sub-species exist, found only in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. The blonde coat comes from a rare gene which affects fur colour. And it has its advantages: “The white coat is hard for fish to spot,’ explains photographer Sabrina Schumann, who took the pic. Which means spirit bears are more successful at catching salmon in the daytime than black bears! ) e Is that a polar bear hanging out with a young © Sabrina Schumann / Remembering Bears / rememberingwildlife.com These hatchlings felt right at home in human-made cooling canals! Comeback critter: American crocodile ay a record number of American ' crocodile hatchlings last year, in a very unusual habitat- the grounds of a power plant! A whopping 568 baby crocs were found at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station which, incredibly, is home to a quarter of all crocs in the USA! In the 1970s, habitat loss and 10 National Geographic Kids - hunting caused the American : crocodile population to fall to fewer - than 300 animals. But in 1978, workers : at the power plant found a nest along : the station's cooling canals, which : happened to be perfect croc nurseries! Conservationists started studying the crocs, and by capturing and then releasing the hatchlings in safer : areas, they helped protect them from Make it snappy! Only experts should handle wild animals! : predators like birds, crabs, turtles : and even other crocodiles. Over the : decades, the croc carers have tagged : and released over 8,000 hatchlings. ° “Crocodiles are big, toothy creatures, so they have a bad reputation,’ says wildlife biologist Mike Lloret, who : works at the plant. “It’s important to * respect them, but we can learn to live : alongside them without fear’
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