NATIONAL oO) 6 GEOGRAPHIC =) dap so cues)Perfect for animal-loving pre-schoolers, our new magazine is packed with gorgeous photographs, fascinating facts and exciting stories to read together. Enjoy fun activities and puzzles to develop your child's key skills in numeracy, literacy and more! bey FOR JUST £5484 £33!Hi Kids! Proparefo get your feet suet this fue as Ne ‘hallebrate the watery tuonders of our oceans! From clever dopphins and ‘ntatic colurchanging Sharks fo sen sponges made of las, this months riag ls packed nih seapises! ‘Kenyan stentet Gibss Kugur fells us ‘about his favourite sharks and ne mest three NG Explorers bh are saving treatened species Ps We find out how! (20/tech shaping stop hate poacher, fae check our sone nd monsters ‘king inthe dap! Love pusles, posters and facts? Whale, Ey) BRAINY BOTTLENOSES! sou come the righ place. So dive int Dive n and discover why these The Nat Geo Kids tearm dolphins ae so extraordinary LV SUPER SHARKS! | EXPLORERS OF Scientist Gibbs Kuguru tells us } THE MONTH! ‘about his favourite sharks Three heroes saving sea creatures COOL QR CODES Weve pt some QR codes inthis months mag, you point a smart deviee at them you be taken to more cme tut online Tryit hee! POACHERSBUSTED! | ses eel endangered sea tures AWESOME 8! Up close with eight of the world’s biggest fishnd Pen ae 7 3 Noa Ey] ‘Liha fist over noting Hill Carnival was held in 1966. The then small street festival as, ‘organised by social ‘worker Rhaune Laslett, ‘who wanted to bring together different cultural ‘groups lke Caribbean, ‘African and Irish people ‘who alllivedin the area, en Fey Cae = em eee er This huge street festival takes place Cree tase hay SM aoc ey “The festival has since become a large, loud celebration of Caribbean ‘culture! There's musiclike steelbands, reggae and lots of sound systems, plus stalls selling food like traditional Jamaican jerk. The highlight of the festival sa Skmetong [parade around the streets of Notting Hl /Around 50,000 iperformers take part, ‘and two million people ‘come along to watch - its the biggest street event jin Europe! Beta hry PaVN eS DATE Key events for National Marine Week The Wildlife Trusts celebrate allthings marine! Desi ae Poeun ~ you feel tired, can't concentrate and struggle to remember things. So, ‘when the local governmentin Kenya's capital f= F International Cat Day Nairobi realised that most schoolkids in the. MoseaistersIifal city were skipping lunch because they couldn't Peer ee eae ease mane eat Ponte terrence art a aR RL etd Perr eestor ket etd ee acu nee ne schools across the city, Parents only have to pay very small amountforthe subsidised | The new junch scheme will Ppa ce ee oe <* ma Orangutan Day Celebrate the orange apestoday! SEWAGE! Sewagels wastewater contaminated with poo and wee hen yous the loo, thismucky stufshould lw down the pipes to a sewage treatment plant where nasty bacteria is removed, But instead, many water companies havebeen pumping Untreated sewage staight out into UK rivers and seas, where ican ead to seriousillnesses. Thestorm overflow pipes that discharge the sewage into our waters are ony supposed tobe used on rare occasions when heavy rainfall threatens to flood our sewer systems But the UK’ water companies did thisan average of 825 times aday last year. Mary people are angry about this mess and think Whale Shark Day water companies should spend money improving the sewers ather than giving their shareholders huge payouts and paying fines, Findan event near you at the Bat Conservation Trust websitel Three cheers forthese big friendly fishee rs Peas strangest yest aan Next time you need a new outfit, try heading to the seas This multicoloured sailing ship (called a dhow) is made out of These stylish get-ups were created entirely from rubbish wa recycled plastic found on beaches in Kenya, Africa — including up on the beaches of Sydney, Australia by artist and ocean 30,000 old flip-flops! The boat, called Flipflop, set sail in 2019, pollution campaigner Marina DeBris. 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Froma young age they can recognise “themselves in mirrors (a sign of self awareness) andi ike us ther brains Contain spindle cells, which are ible for feelings of empathy (understanding). They also ° arlef winen ret he pod dies. You can see dolphins around the UK ane treland! Some of th er best places are the Moray eae Firth in Scotland, the “among ~ that oasts of Cornwall about the lenat pd Northumberland in : England, Cardigan Bay eee in Wales and Kilrush in Ireland. BUBBLES & TEAMWORK in pods of 5-20 to catch fish in all kinds of creative ways. Like underwater sheepdogs, they can herd fish, leading them into tight clusters or against sandbanks to mak ‘easier to catch. They can also blow bubbles HELPING HUMANS (Off the coast of Laguna in Brazil dolphins help humans catch Fis ‘They herd mullet towards a row of fishers standingin the wate then slgnaltothepeople by slapping reir heads or tals against the LET'S PLAY! Bottlenose dolphins often follow boats, surf waves and play with that’ time to drop bubble rings blown ae ‘to trap them! In the shallow waters of “The dolphins then Niean Floride, USA, dolphin stir up rings gobble up any fish that escape. so fish ed to leap straight into their waiting fam Santo enEthic ==. Bottlenose dolphins communicate with a complex language system.Theyusea | series of clicks and whistles, aswellasnon-verbalcues Tike ipper slapping, to talkto each other! Each bottlenose dolphin has a name! Research shows they produce unique'signature whistles'to identify ! and can whistle th thelr dolphin pals. Aside from humans, they'e the animals known to Sometimes, dolphins leap just for fun! But they aso ‘breach’ J tohelpthem view things inthe distance, clean off parasites or ‘communicate with other pods,su suss thioester Crt orcs RePEc ame: Gibbs Kuga Poms enya tab an Oi are swerts ard ‘onl Ceogrphic Pc: tore he “cited te Secome ‘cna cot Gite mas suing Ey evolved around The biggest shark ae Acar ernie ton cry ‘et pao) Ee ‘adulthuman’s col Cr AC SHARKS? Deron Seer ers Include pet food labelled eee) food with ingredients like Benge ee peered Carers Perec d Pe eur ers chatted to hundreds of shark-loving Prete et iy ey eeu Pte rac os Ce ce re ener fromkidsin the audience! pie eaiemsetr its Se er eae eA ee ete ae oT RR ee i eee Se eee eestudying these fab fish? Growing up, lwas always afraid of sharks! | watched Way too many scary movies about them, and on top of that, couldn'tswim vary well. Sut loved learning about animals, and while | was at university studying medicine, | saw a brochure that said, Come and dive with ‘sharks in South Africa’ Something inside me told me to give ita chance. ‘Afew months later, there | was, surrounded by sharks! Wow! How did it feel the first time you swam with them? Iwas sonervous | thought | ‘was going to pee myselfi But | soon realised the sharks weren't trying to get me — they were just doing their own thing. It was nothing like imagined. | couldn't believe was doing work lke ths! And wanted to doit for the rest of my life. What's atypical day lke for you? For two or three months of the year, Im inthe ocean - but Id live there if| could! Flwake up around 4am, before the sun ‘comes up, put on my wetsuit and cruise ‘out into the middle of the ocean on a boat. ‘Then jump in with dozens of sharks! {still get bit nervous, but you soon realise they’ not trying to hunt you ~ often theyre just curious, It feels lke they're ‘welcoming you into thelr home. The rest of the time Ill be in the laboratory. What exactly do you study? Istudy the genetics of sharks, looking at thele DNA. And to do this need to collect tissue samples from Gibbs loves to Rees Saree eee eee “jump in with dozens of sharks!” Pevrersare renters ae pone een bs ashe's os sharks -tiny pieces of their fins oF skin, or even swabs (abit like a Covid test) Theres an element of danger when taking these samples, so usually do it from inside a shark cage, but it doesn't hurt them. | then analyse these samples in my laboratory to figure out sharks behaviour or discover how they have adapted. What things have youlearned? Sharks have abilities! They can heal themselves from just about anything, even ‘massive injuries ‘caused by boat strikes, usta few ‘months afteran accident, is asif they were never hurt! We scientists want tofigure out if cone day these genes could help humans’ wounds heal, too, Amazing! Isit true that sharks can smell blood? Yes!They have an acute sense of smell and are specialised in sniffing out realy fatty, nutrient-rich blood from animals like dolphins or whales. Yikes! Can they smell OUR blood, too? They wouldn't get as excited ifthey smelled human blood, because ours isnvtas fatty as those marine mammals. Phew! Are there any other shark. uper-powers’? ‘Alot of people dont know that some sharks ‘ean change colour! Great whites are masters ‘of camouflage. They can flush a chemical called melanin into cells under thelr skin, vihich makes them look datker. That helps them blend in with shadows and hide from prey when they're hunting. They car also turn lighter when they want to ‘evade predators lke orcas Cool! What else? Other sharks glow in the darki They bio-fluoresce, which ‘means that if you Gibbs started his research Cr re erm Ver] Pacers) ure rs swimming overhead! Later, he'll study its behaviour etre ir shine a special UV light on them, i cause the cells in thei skin to give off this, green glow. We think this might be how these shark species communicate with ‘each other in the dark - using light asa secrat code language that predators can't detect! Do you ever recognise sharks if you see them again? Many sharks have cool features that differentiate them from one to the other. Ive seen some with freckles and some that have notches intheirfins.So, you takea photo of them, you can match them ina database and figure ‘out which sharks you have swimming around you. That's pretty astounding! Do they have distinct personalities? Yes! You might find one shark that's super boisterous and active in trying to hunt, while another is just curious about its environment. Some are cheeky and come right up to you! ve had moments where "min the water and sharks are nibbling on the boat's motors, rubbing their nose onthe side of the boat trying tofind out what's going on. Some of these moments lust take my breath away. Do sharks face any threats? For many years, people have harvested. shatks for food and to make products like cosmetics, medicines and fertilisers. \Wete taking them out ofthe water so uickly that their populations can’t recover. But we need sharks to keep our ‘ecosystem in balance. They deserve a space on our planet as much as we do, Pee Br tareelt ae eee ce ea rod Fane Peed Ce eae Lee ee ae Meee a re os eeeHAMMERHEAD SHARK Cont Ne neon che eeu) ee ae reer ree ere ace » yearround! = ee TIGER SHARK MN somerset SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK Naren se neem engALIFA HAQUE: SAWFISH PROTECTOR Cuno Le Ox {the warm, peo ee en Seer. remy SOUL may pete anaes cone eee na Pars See ok sawfish often died when their unique eee ere ey used for hunting and defence, got Oe eee Alifa was determined to help... WORKING TOGETHER een Pen report sawfish they'd accidentally ‘caught. Afterseveral months, she | Alifa measures 2 found that sawfish were more savfish rostrum ee ra ‘more than 40 were caught and then released! 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The Coral ee oe Ras teee) Pree oe se Rcayy ae a eye soced pre cas CO ees POACHING PROBLEM Even though buying and selling sea turtle eggs isillegal, some people pay big money for ther ~ a single egg can be bought for up to £300. Most Of these eggs end up being eaten in restaurants or private homes. But fewer eggs mean fewer hatchlings ~ and that spells trouble for sea turtles, Trafficking (illegally selling) eggs sa big problem in Central American Countries like Costa Rica, where poachers can destroy 90% of nests ona single beach » ‘Green sea turtles can lay up to 120 eggsata time \ and olive ridleys up to 1107 says conservationist Helen Pheasey, from the University of Kent. “But poachers can steal all the eggs from one nest” That's why Paso Pacifico, a conservation ‘organisation working to save local sea turtles, came rm Up with the idea of hiding fake sea turtle eggs — y nicknamed InvestEggators ~ inside turtle nests The plan isn't just to eatch the poachers, though We want to know the routes the traffickers are taking and leaen where the eggs are being sold” says Helen DecreeEGG Scientists followed the signals sven off by the GPS trackers ee ce eggs. This map Bae shows the 135km path one of the fake eggs travelled! ON THE MOVE Cec ecard) beach in Costa Rica cas psc sory Where the egg sent a signal backto scientistshdl) ead Peers oad ean caer Pete eee madFound deep down on the seafloor, glass sponges ae living creatures with skeletons made out of silica— the substance that makes glass! Forming reefs up to 60m in height, the sponges’ glass-like frames are and sharp, so watch out! et ‘These microscopic animals ae tiny but tough! ‘The 0.5mm-long creatures, also known as ‘water bears! can thrivein the most extreme environments ftom below-zero temperatures to boiling water. More than 150 species are known tolive in the ocean, Amazingly they can ive for30 years without food! These jellyfish-like creatures are named for the rows of comb-shaped structures that pullse to help them move through the water. The structures, called eill, run up and down the comb jellys body. Although the clia themselves are too small to see in this pic, check out the rainbow colours - that's where light is travelling hrough the tiny combs. Talk about a light show!thickest fur 5 of any ~~ mammal. ~ wee out of their .. face-fromanozzle under their eyes. Nee eee aa ory splashy facts about marine mammals have webbed feet that help them SWIM for Also called sea canaries, vocalise alot - istling, chirpi sometimes blow bubbles to show who's the boss.ee yaye PETINEE! (2) - ee Ee 2 ~_ . DIHdV45039 ie ae <4 TWNOLLVN - Cree eaten eee Coley ropes Pee long as sharks! eed ‘The Mississippi River in the USA is home to 2m-long paddlefish, sometimes called peer pens spoonies. Their long snouts - up toa third of their total body length ~ contain o Pre menpaity that sense electrical fields, which helps them to find food and navigate, Smart spoonies! ©") | cos en3 4 MIGHTY MOLA RIVER teats GIANTS READY FOR BATTLE ‘The beluga sturgeon, afresh and saltwater- dieing sh es for about 100 ye protects ts th thick armoured plates. Male: ICY OLDIES ; ; eaaeee el ‘weigh 1,600kg - the same asa big caravan! In Southeast Asia, the nearly 3m-long gi ese carp ee ; Indian and Paci ‘was once part ofthe nation’s menu But their numbers have 4 ch 3imiong hunt dropped so quickly that they're now protected by local ‘governments. That includes the country of Cambodia, ‘where this carps the national fish cca 2DPONT Sata ata These maddening minibeasts buzz, CEU RCT MUI a UC ea Ce) more to them than you might think! Teen eee er) by a wasp or had something itchy hiding in thelr hair. ran MPT eT cae = book burrows down into the weird world of bugs to oe eats EC) pee So, if you've ever wondered how mosquitoes find you, how wasps bulld Sm-wide nests or how fleas jump 150 Coenen a ea TOE ee aes Bee eee cae Coa Ls ere E creat Pic Sa i aay oe Coe ee RC ole ocr ea eed Oe Sc types is specific to the speciesitfeeds on. ‘They use a snout-like mouth to suck blood, Hal What's your favourite insect? OMT eee ors Fete a mm ee Tear Sree he ea ree et reorient Brena EUs rete a Oe Us Sa ata! ‘everything from dead plants to toenails but they can vefor months without food or water. ee Witt! TEN readers will buzz off with a copy of the omen ee ees ae er knee cre nT) A Pape eerste reer Pm Cre ecg they balloon to three times their weight! 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COC Pera ans terete Pai cad De e fo Hil Back in 2019, won a tip to Mo in the Nat Geo Kids photo competit but because of the pandemic we couldn't travel until this year. The holiday wasamazing!|kept a journal of my experiences, Heres an extract This was my favourite day of the four We Went on a axg excursion ‘over the Sahara Desert Driving up ‘and down the sand dunes was ike ‘cing on a rollercoaster! We stopped to take photos and play in the sand. Afier that we visited a nemadie family’s home. ities very different fo ourhome. They don't have ary Glectrcity and it fakes thera 1s minutes fo walk fo the well fo get water. We sat in one of the tants and thay brought us ‘mint fea and small biscuits ‘Age: 18 months Breed: Labrador Likes: Tennis balls the beach, ‘artots and lts of cuddles! Dislikes: Fireworks Henry, 8, and Holby el That sounds like a fab experience, ‘Amelia. Definitely worth the wait!(On World Oceans Day, Ujolned the live online National Geographic Kids event with shark scientist = Oe say Gibbs Kugur. loved 7 activity, Monday Race Night, when they compete learning about sharks and : cet ocean) iy favourite fact was that eae riod Some can change colour Pre er ee Ireally enjoy being in Bunny, and the pair uncover shocking the ocean, ornext to Pe een eatin itslooking atthe = ee Eres willie. even " emer ti collectsharkand iB book kept me onthe edge of my seat. ray teeth that fin. Amelie, 9 @ Were glad you enjoyed it, Amelie! Readers, head to page 14tofind out ‘bout Gibbs'epic shark adventures Climate change and extreme weather are some Cetriert esac rey ns Prete beac opin ou end : Se = Pests rere Set re ana aN eae pepe erp er Tee ts plete of Piha pecan wad CCU leer Se er, | eeateeeeee ebeudicicccass Te ats leven sponsor one as really brought this book to life. hi S ‘my Christmas present each year. 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