Predict the Weather https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/predict-the-weather
You don’t need a weather app to predict rain or shine—you just need nature!
For example, if you hear thunder five seconds after
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You don’t need a weather app to predict rain or shine—you just need nature!
For example, if you hear thunder five seconds after
A smart pup saves her owner’s life in Richland, Washington.
“She could hear the urgency in Faith’s bark.”
A serval sits patiently in a grassy field, swiveling its head back and forth like a watchful owl. The predator is scanning the savanna for a meal not with its eyes, but with its oversize ears. An unseen rodent stirs under the thick brush, and the wild cat tenses. It crouches on its legs and feet before launching itself up and over the tall grass. Guided only by sound, the serval lands directly on the once-invisible rat.
any wild cat’s relative to body size—a serval can hear
watch cartoons, the first thing you think of when you hear
watch cartoons, the first thing you think of when you hear
In this Special Forest Issue of National Geographic Kids, fly on a futuristic vehicle to five types of forests around the world—and come face-to-face with the amazing animals that live there. First, take a just-for-fun personality quiz to find out which forest you belong in, then read more about the creatures that call these places home. And get tips for ways to help keep the planet’s forests standing tall.
• Bet You Didn’t Know: Hear about six facts about
Get the facts on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon!
Before you can get a good look at your sample, you hear
Trudi Trueit has written more than a hundred books for young readers, both fiction and nonfiction. Her love of writing began in fourth grade when she wrote, directed, and starred in her first play. She went on to become a TV news reporter and weather forecaster, but she knew her calling was in writing. Trueit is a gifted storyteller for middle-grade audiences, and her fiction novels include The Sister Solution, Stealing Popular, and the Secrets of a Lab Rat series. Her expertise in nonfiction for kids comes through in books on history, weather, wildlife, and Earth science. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Trueit lives in Everett, Washington.
This isn’t something I’d do,” and I can practically hear
Not far from the North Pole, the world is frozen for thousands of miles. Suddenly a snowy mound wiggles and reveals two dark eyes. The lump is transformed into the furry white body of a lone arctic fox. The canine casually shakes the blanket of snow off her thick coat—the key to her survival. But warm fur alone might not keep this fox alive during the polar winter, when temperatures rarely get above zero degrees Fahrenheit. Until spring arrives, this arctic fox will rely on some freeze-defying strategies, making it a champion of the cold.
arctic fox’s footsteps, making it harder for prey to hear
Find out what makes the moon appear extra big and bright.
If you hear a supermoon is coming up, and the sky looks
The sun starts to set in northern Virginia, and a red fox wakes up and stretches, ready to search for dinner. She hunts alone and steps silently through the bushes. In the shadows she’s almost invisible. Then she stops; she smells something. The red fox suddenly leaps up, over the edge of … an open garbage can. She tears through a plastic bag and snatches some scraps of grilled chicken. As the fox climbs out, the garbage can tips over with a crash. Bang! A dog barks. Backyard lights turn on, but the sly fox has already disappeared through the fence with her meal in her mouth.
FACTS • Red foxes have excellent hearing—they can hear