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Polar
Bears
January / February 2018
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NATURE

Why?
climb on rocks or logs?

LOG

Many turtles spend most of their time

in the water. They climb onto rocks or
CHARLES BRUTLAG / SHUTTERSTOCK

logs to warm up in the sun. Then they

go back into the water.

2 January / February 2018

 SORTING

What Is Different?
Look at each picture in the top row.
Find the differences between it and the one below.
MARTIN MECNAROWSKI / SHUTTERSTOCK (DUCKS); ART STOCKER / SHUTTERSTOCK (BEAR); RA.PHOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK (DOORS)

Find one Find two Find three

difference. differences. differences.
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 NATURE

That’s Cool!
Meet the olinguito. (SAY: oh-lin-GHEE-toh)
The
olinguito
lives in trees
in the rain
forest.

This
animal eats Olinguitos
mostly fruit. sleep during
It also eats the day and
© TUI DE ROY / MINDEN PICTURES

insects. search for food

at night.
4 january / february 2018
 TOP ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): © D. HURST / ALAMY; TODD GIPSTEIN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE; DORLING KINDERSLEY / GETTY IMAGES.
MIDDLE ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): DORLING KINDERSLEY / GETTY IMAGES; © D. HURST / ALAMY; © COLIN COOKE / STOCKFOOD. BOTTOM
ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): © EXACTOSTOCK / SUPERSTOCK; © STOCKFOOD / GLASSHOUSE IMAGES; © JACK HOLLINGSWORTH / CORBIS.

—ILLOW

—APKINS
—RACKER
NAMING

—LOCKS

—INDOW

—AFFLES
—ABLE

—HOCOLATE

—HECKERBOARD

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NAME SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE SQUARE.
What in the World Are These?

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 ANIMALS

POLAR
BEARS
At Home in Snow

NOW
SHOWING!
POLAR
BEAR
VIDEO
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 Polar bears sleep in snow.
They play in snow. They
even clean themselves
with snow.
A thick fur coat helps keep
polar bears warm. Fur on the
bottom of their big feet helps
them walk on snow and ice.

This bear’s
paws are as
big as dinner
plates.

ART WOLFE / GETTY IMAGES (BIG PICTURE); © FLIP NICKLIN / MINDEN PICTURES (PAW) n at i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c 7
 Polar bear
cubs stay with
their mother until
they are about
two years old. CUB

These bears
hunt near holes in
the ice. They catch
seals that swim up
to breathe air.

The color of its fur helps a polar

bear hide in snow. That way it can
sneak up on its favorite meal, a seal.
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 Polar bears do not get cold
very often. But they do get
hot. They cool off by rolling
in snow or diving into the
icy sea. Splash!

Polar bears are

good swimmers.
They paddle
through the water
with their paws.

FRED BRUEMMER / GETTY IMAGES (HUNTING); THOMAS KOKTA / GETTY

IMAGES (WITH CUB); © FLIP NICKLIN / MINDEN PICTURES (SWIMMING) n at i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c 9
 IDENTIFYING

HEY, BABY!
Some baby animals look like their parents, only
smaller. Others look different until they grow up.
Use your finger to draw a line from each baby
animal to its parent.

CHEETAH
PENGUIN

Which
babies
have fur?

10 January / february 2018

 AFRICAN WILD DOG

SEAL
with
Find

spots.
all the
animals
DUCK

Can you
find an adult
green head?
animal with a

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SOLVIN ZANKL / VISUALS UNLIMITED INC. / GETTY IMAGES (BABY PENGUIN); MACIEJ OLSZEWSKI / SHUTTERSTOCK (ADULT DUCK); HPHIMAGELIBRARY / GETTY IMAGES (BABY WILD DOG); VLASTA
KASPAR / SHUTTERSTOCK (BABY DUCK); GER BOSMA / GETTY IMAGES (ADULT WILD DOG); STUART G PORTER / SHUTTERSTOCK (BABY CHEETAH); © RHINIE VAN MEURS / NIS / MINDEN PICTURES
(ADULT PENGUIN); LOOKINGFORCATS / SHUTTERSTOCK (ADULT CHEETAH); GALEN ROWELL / GETTY IMAGES (ADULT SEAL); STEFAN CHRISTMANN / GETTY IMAGES (BABY SEAL)

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 ANIMALS

MALE

Male
mandrills
have brighter
colors than
females.

© THOMAS MARENT / MINDEN PICTURES (MALE);

12 January / February 2018 EDWIN BUTTER / SHUTTERSTOCK (FEMALE WITH BABY)
 COLORFUL
MANDRILLS
Big monkeys with red-and-blue
faces wander through the rain
forest. They are called mandrills.

Mandrills use
their hands to
BABY
pick up fallen fruit
ALE
and seeds on the
ground. They also
eat mushrooms
and insects.

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 These monkeys
save some of
their food in
their cheeks.
Then they snack
on it later.
A mandrill
uses its hands
and feet to
walk.

At night, Mandrills
mandrills live in
groups called
climb into troops.

trees to
sleep.

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 MORE There are over
MONKEYS 200 kinds of
monkeys. Here

VERVET
MONKEY

PROBOSCIS
MONKEY

GOLDEN SNUB-
NOSED MONKEY

DUSKY LEAF
MONKEY

© ANUP SHAH / NPL / MINDEN PICTURES (MANDRILL WALKING);

© THOMAS MARENT / MINDEN PICTURES (MANDRILL IN TREE); FLPA / BERND
ROHRSCHNEIDER / REX / SHUTTERSTOCK (VERVET); YUSNIZAM YUSOF /
SHUTTERSTOCK (PROBOSCIS); © CYRIL RUOSO / MINDEN PICTURES
(GOLDEN); SOMPONG TOKRAJANG / SHUTTERSTOCK (DUSKY) 15
 MATCHING

FRUIT FUN
Use your finger to draw a line from each whole
fruit to the picture that shows what it looks
like on the inside.
KIWI

Point
to all the
APPLE
seeds.

16 january / february 2018

 What is your
favorite kind
of fruit?

PEACH ORANGE

Which kinds ds
of fruit are
e
fuzzy on the
outside?

WATERMELON

SUPERHEANG168 / SHUTTERSTOCK (WATERMELON HALF); CHVIROJ / SHUTTERSTOCK (ORANGE HALF);

ALEKSEY TROSHIN / SHUTTERSTOCK (KIWI); TIM UR / SHUTTERSTOCK (PEACH, ORANGE, APPLE); SYDA
PRODUCTIONS / SHUTTERSTOCK (KIWI HALF); MAKS NARODENKO / SHUTTERSTOCK (PEACH HALF);
VALENTINA PROSKURINA / SHUTTERSTOCK (WATERMELON); SOMMAI / SHUTTERSTOCK (APPLE HALF) n at i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c 17
 Nature

EAGLES BUILD
An eagle mother
and father pick a
tall tree to build
their nest in.

STICK

Both parents
help build the
nest. They gather
sticks and weave
them together.

18 January / February 2018

 The birds
line the nest
with grass,
feathers, and
other soft
things. Then
the mother GRASS
eagle lays her
eggs in it.

CHICKS
The eggs hatch
into baby birds.
Both Mom and
Dad take care
of the babies.

DAVIDHOFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHY / SHUTTERSTOCK (1); JAMESBREY / ISTOCK /

GETTY IMAGES (2); KELLY FUNK / GETTY IMAGES (3); PAUL REEVES PHOTOGRAPHY /
SHUTTERSTOCK (4); ADAM JONES / GETTY IMAGES (EAGLE IN FLIGHT) n at i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c 19
 Anatomy

BLACK-TAILED
JACKRABBIT
Black-tailed jackrabbits
live in grasslands Giant
and deserts. Lots of ears help the
jackrabbit hear
hungry animals
animals want to eat the getting close.
jackrabbit. Here are a
few things that help
it stay safe.
A jackrabbit
has eyes on the
sides of its head
so it can see all
Black-tailed around—even
jackrabbits leap behind itself.
in a zigzag style
to get away from
hungry animals.

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 Eagles, hawks,
foxes, bobcats,
and coyotes eat
Its nose jackrabbits.
is always
sniffing for the
smell of other
animals. The color
of its fur blends
in with rocks,
shadows, and plants.
That helps it hide
from hungry
animals.

Big feet help

the jackrabbit The
jump. Every few jackrabbit’s
jumps, it hops strong back legs
higher to look take long, fast
for danger. leaps. It can move
as fast as
a car.
ROBERTA OLENICK / GETTY IMAGES (JACKRABBIT EARS);
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OBSERVATION

PUPPY PUZZL
This puzzle is missing three pieces. Point to each
piece that’s not in the puzzle yet. Use your finger
to draw a line from that piece to where it goes in
the puzzle.

Can you
count all the
pieces in this
puzzle?

ANETAPICS / SHUTTERSTOCK (PUPPY);

22 January / february 2018 © ERIC BACCEGA / MINDEN PICTURES (COVER)
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wild cards

EASTERN GRAY KANGAROOS

 eastern gray
kangaroos
FUN FACTs
A female kangaroo is often
called a flyer. A boomer is a
male. A group of kangaroos is
called a mob, and a baby is a joey.

© MITSUAKI IWAGO / MINDEN PICTURES

wild cards

GRAY HERON
 gray heron
FUN FACTs
Gray herons can stand very still
for hours. They wait patiently for
food to pass by. They eat fish,
frogs, and other small animals.

KLEIN-HUBERT / KIMBALL STOCK

wild cards

MEXICAN FIRELEG TARANTULA

 Mexican
fireleg
tarantula
FUN FACTs
A tarantula is a kind of spider.
The Mexican fireleg tarantula
lives in Mexico. It grows to be
about the size of a small plate.

© KIM TAYLOR / NPL / MINDEN PICTURES

wild cards

GUANACO
 guanaco
FUN FACTs
If a guanaco feels threatened,
it may spit at whatever is
making it nervous. Guanacos
live in South America.

© INGO ARNDT / NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY

wild cards

YELLOW BOXFISH
 yellow
boxfish
FUN FACTs
This fish got its name from
its box-shaped yellow body. Its
bright color fades as the
boxfish gets older.

© LINDA PITKIN / NHPA / PHOTOSHOT

wild cards

WILDCAT
 wildcat

FUN FACTs
Wildcats make the same
sounds as pet cats. They meow,
purr, hiss, and growl.

© PHILIPPE CLEMENT / NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY

OBSERVATION

Critter Corner
What do you think this sea otter is doing?

A. Laughing B. Catching fish C. Grooming its fur © SUZI ESZTERHAS / MINDEN PICTURES

Answer: C

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