National Geographic Kids SA

31/05/2021

Someone's had better days! 😡 Comment your caption for this image below ⬇️

29/05/2021

WEIRD BUT TRUE! The dramatic bend in flamingos' legs is not at the knee, but at the ankle! Talk about flexible… 🦩

If you like this, you'll LOVE the 'Wacky World' features in our magazine! Find out how to subscribe: https://bit.ly/3NatGeoKidsSubscribe

28/05/2021

Time for some once again! This week, we want to know: what's a baby hippo called? 🦛

a) foal
b) nugget
c) cub
d) calf

27/05/2021

Did you know? Your brain generates enough electricity to power a lightbulb! 💡For more amazing brain facts, check out our article: https://bit.ly/2QXQPET

Join us here at National Geographic Kids as we learn all about the human brain! How does the brain work? How powerful is it? Find out here!

26/05/2021

GOOD NEWS! 🥳It's Wednesday, and that means more positive science stories...

50 BILLION BIRDS 🦜
A pioneering community science project spearheaded by has estimated that there are around 50 billion individual birds on Earth! The estimates were developed from , a platform where millions of bird observations were logged by birdwatchers all round the world. Awesome!
📸Manfred Goetz

COOL CORAL 🐠
Coral get their food from tiny algae that live in their tissues, who are at risk of death from rising sea temperatures. Excitingly, new research from shows that some coral can ‘swap out’ their algal friends for species which are more tolerant to warming temperatures. This tactic could help them survive in the face of climate change - yay!

CRANES RETURN TO IRELAND 🐣
After 300 years of absence, common cranes have returned the Republic of Ireland. A pair have settled on a rewetted peat bog in the midlands – and they’re already nesting! Hopefully their nest will be successful, and more cranes may settle next year.

That's all from us - you can check out the 'Cool News' pages of our magazines for more, and we'll be back next week ☀️

23/05/2021

Happy ! 🐢Did you know?! Turtles belong to one of the oldest reptile groups in the world - older than snakes, crocodiles and alligators! They were around at the same time as the dinosaurs 🦖

For more turt-ally awesome facts, check out our article: https://bit.ly/3vGSehM

Check out these turt-ally mad facts about turtles!

20/05/2021

Can you bee-lieve it?! Today is , a day for celebrating the amazing work that bees do for us! 🐝

Did you know? One in every THREE mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators like these buzzy beasts! That's why it's vital that we work together to protect them 💪

Check out our article, to discover one way that you can help these amazing creatures: https://bit.ly/3eWV8rP

Make a bee home for your garden with 6 simple steps, and help protect these important insects. This activity for kids is perfect for young eco warriors!

15/05/2021

Calling all teachers! Don't forget that the Nat Geo Kids website is home to a whole host of primary resources, perfect for lesson planning 📚

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14/05/2021

What's the world's deadliest animal? ☠️

a) Hippopotamus
b) Siberian tiger
c) Mosquito
d) Grizzly bear

13/05/2021

Check out this astonishing civilisation! 🤯This is Sigiriya, a historic monument in Sri Lanka. The earliest records suggest that while Sigiriya has stood as a palace and fortress complex for hundreds of years, it was first used as a monastery in the 3rd century BC. Wow!

Would you like to visit this incredible place? We certainly would! 😍

📸Dylan Shaw

12/05/2021

GOOD NEWS! 🥳It's Wednesday, and that means more positive science stories...

SEA TURTLE SUCCESS 🥚
Sea turtles in the Cayman Islands are recovering from the brink of a local extinction! Both green and loggerhead turtle populations have seen very successful breeding seasons, with lots of newborns successfully making their way into the ocean. Yay!
📸Cayman Islands Department of Environment

SCARECROWS FOR SEABIRDS 🦆
These googly-eyed devices are to be tested in fisheries, after a study has found that they scare long-tailed ducks away from dangerous gillnets. Hopefully, the bright colours and strange movements of the looming-eyes buoy will help save thousands of birds in future years. Brilliant!

BUTTERFLY BOOM 🦋
Perfect weather conditions have led to a kaleidoscope of winged colour in areas of north Queensland this week. Many different butterfly species have benefited from the long wet season this year - even rare species like the Ulysses butterfly, which many scientists thought was dying out, have been seen in higher numbers. Great news!

That's all from us - you can check out the 'Cool News' pages of our magazines for more, and we'll be back next week ☀️

10/05/2021

COMPETITION TIME! 🥳
To celebrate , which hits the cinemas this Friday 14th May, we're giving away two brilliant Peter Rabbit™2 hampers!

Each hamper includes two tickets for this marvellous movie, along with a Peter Rabbit™2 sticker book, travel mug - and much more 🐰

For your chance to win, leave a comment telling us who you'd like to share your tickets with!

Comp ends 24th May 2021 at 23.59
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09/05/2021

WEIRD BUT TRUE! Butterflies 'taste' using special receptors in their feet 🦋

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08/05/2021

Have you entered our Imbali Safari Lodge holiday competition yet?! Don't miss out on your chance for an amazing safari experience with all the family - just follow the link below to enter 😍

T&Cs apply.
https://bit.ly/2RhaTSc

Win a luxury safari experience at Imbali Safari Lodge worth R36 000 and enjoy the magnificent views of the wilderness.

07/05/2021

TRUE OR FALSE? Walruses use their 90cm-long tusks like skis, for pushing themselves across the ice! ❄️

06/05/2021

With the movie release of Peter Rabbit™ 2 on the horizon, why not give our riveting rabbits article a read?

Check it out: https://bit.ly/3u9kclQ 🐰

Cute, fuzzy, fluffy and hopping mad, who doesn’t love these adorable creatures, also known as bunnies? Check out our top ten rabbit facts! Rabbit facts 1) A baby rabbit is called a kit, a female is called a doe and a male is called a buck. 2) Rabbits are very social creatures that live in … Cont...

03/05/2021

Let's get explosive! Check out our amazing volcano facts: https://bit.ly/3wkXEQS

Check out these fascinating volcano facts with National Geographic Kids! What is a volcano? Why does it erupt? And where can you find the world's biggest?

02/05/2021

In advance of releasing on May 14th, don’t miss out on your chance to win some amazing Peter Rabbit ™ 2 goodies! Follow the link below to check out our amazing online competition – good luck! 🐰

https://bit.ly/3tSoXAk

Win an awesome movie hamper and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with Peter and his friends in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.

01/05/2021

Weird but true! Wombats have incredible backsides, made up of four solid plates. These tough butts allow wombats to defend their burrows simply by blocking the entrance with their bodies - how about that?! 🤯

For more weird and wonderful wombat facts, check out our article: https://bit.ly/2Pnm636

These cool critters are cleverer than they look! Discover their digging habits, ancient ancestors and more, in our ten facts about wombats...

28/04/2021

Good news!🙌🎉 We're here with some exciting Wednesday science news to blow away the mid-week blues. Let's go!

PLASTIC PROGRESS ♻️
📸Francesco Gallarotti
Scientists from the University of California have invented a way to make biodegradable plastics that break down in a few short weeks. Adding heat and water causes tiny proteins inside to consume the plastic particles, turning the material into compost! Amazing!

INGENUITY FLIES 🚁
🎨NASA/JPL-CalTech
The NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Mars has more exciting updates this week, as the tiny Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies for the first time. Filmed by the Perseverance rover, the helicopter first flew for just under a minute - not bad, considering it was programmed from about 293 million miles away!

FOOTPRINT FOUND 🦕
🎨Kaitoge
A tiny cat-sized stegosaurus is thought to be the owner of a 6cm footprint that was found last week. The 100-million-year-old fossil is the smallest stegosaur footprint known in the world, so scientists are eager to learn as much as possible about its historic owner.

News like this comes out every month in the Nat Geo Kids magazine with our 'Cool News' articles! But from here, that's all for this week - see you next Wednesday for more good news!✨

25/04/2021

It's ! Every day is a great day to celebrate penguins, in our opinion, especially since these brilliant birds are so fun to learn about 🐧

Fun fact! While penguins have never mastered flight, and look awkward waddling about on land, they've no trouble with other forms of transport! They can swim at a stunning 15mph (more than double the speed of Olympic swimmers!) and some species can travel long distances on land by 'tobogganing' through the snow on their bellies ❄️

Find out more about these extraordinary birds on our website: https://bit.ly/2PNVQit

23/04/2021

In the May issue of National Geographic Kids we celebrate our pet pals and meet some heroic animals who've improved – and even saved – the lives of their adoring owners! Plus WIN an amazing holiday at Imbali Safari Lodge worth R36 000! Now online! http://bit.ly/NatGeoSAsubscribe