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A young mountain lion extends a paw toward the dark road in front of him, but then... HONK! A loud horn and bright headlights startle the cat, causing him to [...]

With a flick of his fluffy tail, Senehang the red panda curls into a ball. Poof! Now he looks just like any other bump on a branch in the forested [...]

Squawk! Gurgle! Honk! Along the bustling 'highways' crisscrossing Antarctica's Danger Islands, more than a million Adelie penguins waddle to and from the ocean. It's a lot of traffic and noise--but [...]

Two beluga whales swim near the concrete walls of the pool where they live. For years, the female belugas named Little White and Little Grey have been attractions in an [...]

Heroes rescue people from danger, untangle dolphins from plastic debris, and invent crazy-cool technology that generates clean energy. But those aren't the only ways to be a hero--anyone who tries [...]

A river flows through a dimly lit cave in New Zealand. It's so dark that you can't see the water from your boat--you can only hear it. Then, as your [...]

Too weak to run, a starving bobcat limps through smoky woods. He's just one of thousands of animals trying to survive the aftermath of nearly 8,000 wildfires that tore through [...]

A young jaguar swims across a muddy river, his spotted coat barely visible above the water. The wild cat's eyes focus on a tasty crocodile sunning itself on a nearby [...]

This article from National Geographic Kids explores the concept of animals playing. It presents five stories that showcase different animals engaging in playful behavior. The first story discusses orcas that have been observed ramming into boats, possibly as a form of play. The second story features fennec foxes tricking their keepers to steal treats. The third story involves an orangutan engaging in a playful water fight with a zookeeper. The fourth story highlights tiger cubs playing in a water hole. Lastly, the fifth story describes wolves teasing a grizzly bear. The article emphasizes that animal play can be difficult to distinguish from other behaviors and is often repeated, joyful, and done for fun. [Extracted from the article]

Do you ever feel like your dog is laughing atyou? Research suggests maybe it is! Dogs make huffing noises that scientists think is essentially doggy laughter. They make the sound [...]

Keepers entering the gorilla enclosure at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio often hear a noise that sounds like a babbling human. But it's just Mac, a western lowland gorilla. The [...]

Don't be fooled by the crazy-cute slow loris. The snuggly looking creature is the only venomous primate on the planet-and their bite packs enough toxin to kill a human. 'We [...]

Honeybee drones! Mood glasses! Classrooms that morph into far-flung destinations! In the book Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret, 12-year-old Cruz Coronado and his friends experience this amazing technology at their [...]

Waking from a nap, a fluffy kitten blinks open its big blue eyes and yawns to reveal a tiny pink tongue. Then it stretches its body, exposing a furry little [...]

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OK, dogs can't really burn rubber on a motorcycle. But with computer programs, animals and humans can appear to be doing just about anything! Digital artists use all sorts of [...]

Humans aren't the only ones who play tricks. Using their stealth and smarts, some animals can fool other critters--and even people. Think were messing with you? Read these stories of [...]

How far will a person go to dunk a cookie into a mug of tea? Nearly 250 feet! England's Simon Berry is the record holder for highest bungee dunk. Wearing [...]

Talk about going around in circles. Zooming across an airfield at more than 72 miles an hour, Mark Foster set the record for fastest monowheel motorcycle, The monowheel, which Foster [...]

Purin the beagle holds the world record for catching the most balls with her paws--14 catches in one minute. 'People ask me why soccer teams aren't scouting her yet,' owner [...]

A 600-pound Siberian tiger pads through a snowy forest in eastern Russia at night. The tiger doesn't notice that it's being watched. Click, click, click. A camera attached to a [...]

Dogs and humans have lived together for as many as 20,000 years--but these animals often still surprise us with their smarts, athleticism, and loyalty. 'Every dog is an individual and [...]

Deep in the South American rainforest is ... a chocolate tree? One-foot-long bright yellow pods hang from its branches. Inside are small, bitter seeds that give the tree its name: [...]

PIECE OF CAKE These party animals were never together. 'We photographed the animals and their body parts separately, then pasted them all into the positions we wanted.' Lund says. Whisper, [...]

Superheroes can swing from skyscrapers, leap crazy high, and zoom through the sky. But some animals can too. Check out how these three superheroes stack up to the real-life creatures [...]

Robots may soon reboot the entire way you live. Over the past 50 years, these machines have mainly been used by NASA, or in places such as factories and research [...]

An animal sprints across the savanna, startling a bunch of nearby zebras. It's not a big cat, though. It's an ostrich! These feathered creatures aren't exactly what you picture when [...]

Surrey, England When Oscar the cat lost his back feet in an accident, his owners worried that he wouldn't make it because cats need their back feet for survival. But [...]

How to Collar a Red Panda After Ngima the red panda enters a box trap, she's sedated and placed in a net. So why are red pandas called pandas? When people realized later that the giant bears ate lots of bamboo - just like red pandas - they named them pandas, too. [Extracted from the article]

PHOTO (COLOR): MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION ADÉLIE PENGUINS LIVE IN THIS CROWDED COLONY ON THE DANGER ISLANDS. WRESTLE-MANIA 3 If a sneaky neighbor gets too close to another penguin's eggs or nest, the Adélie parent might engage in bill jousting, in which both birds lock bills and wrestle each other with their sharp beaks. ‹‹ Along the bustling "highways" crisscrossing Antarctica's Danger Islands, more than a million Adélie penguins waddle to and from the ocean. "And in the meantime, the area's dangerous sea ice will likely keep out most of the people curious to visit the region's newly discovered Adélie penguins.". [Extracted from the article]

Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada You've heard of busy beavers. But these guys take the phrase to a whole new level: They built a 2,800-foot-long dam, the longest known beaver [...]

Many penguins thrive in freezing conditions. They shrug off subzero winds, belly-surf over glaciers, and swim underneath ice. But not tawakis. Also known as Fiordland crested penguins, these guys live [...]

Egg Equations Ostrich eggs are the largest eggs in the world, weighing in at an impressive three pounds and measuring about six inches in diameter. 60 ostrich eggs = weight of 1 ostrich 1 ostrich egg = size of 1 = cantaloupe 12 chicken eggs You think they drink a lot of water, but they don't drink much of anything. EMUS Most bird feathers have small "hooks" that help keep each feather connected, creating a smooth surface against a bird's body. [Extracted from the article]

Gourmet meals, diamond jewelry, designer clothes, and round-the-clock chauffeurs--just a day in the life of a super-spoiled pet. Check out some of the richest fur balls (plus one chicken) of [...]

IN THIS ISSUE Too smoky weak woods. to run, He's a starving just one bobcat of thousands limps through of animals trying to survive the aftermath of nearly 8,000 wildfires that tore through California in the summer and fall of 2018. First, Peyton gives the bobcat cold laser therapy, which exposes the cat's paws to a special light that reduces bacteria on his skin. CAT RESCUER Paradise, California Firefighter Ryan Coleman had just finished putting out a small fire when a fluffy gray cat suddenly appeared among the smoky debris. [Extracted from the article]

Superheroes can jet through the air, toss aside meteors as if they're Ping-Pong balls, and scale skyscrapers with their bare hands. Unfortunately, regular people aren't quite as powerful. Things like [...]

WHERE Vythiri, India HOW MUCH About $220 a night WHY IT'S COOL Riding a pulley-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As [...]

CANINE CATCHER Purin the beagle holds the world record for catching the most balls with her paws--14 catches in one minute. 'People ask me why soccer teams aren't scouting her [...]

This toy's definitely too big for the backyard. Beth Johnson's Whoa-Yo is the world's biggest wooden yo-yo. The towering toy is nearly 12 feet across and weighs 4,620 pounds--about the [...]

You'll cheer for this turbocharged tortoise! Bertie, a South African leopard tortoise, zips along at nearly a foot a second. That's about twice as fast as the average tortoise. And [...]

Talk about walking on air. Franky Zapata soared for 7,388 feet--almost a mile and a half--on his Flyboard Air hoverboard, snagging the record for the world's farthest hoverboard flight. During [...]

The article offers information on the history's most fearsome high-seas baddies including Rachel Wall and her husband, George, worked together as pirates, targeting small islands off the coast of Maine in the Atlantic Ocean; mentions Cheng I Sao ruled a pirate fleet of nearly 2,000 ships and started a second career as a smuggler; and also mentions Mary Read signed up to be a sailor on a merchant ship heading to the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea after her husband passed away in England.

The article discusses that a sea otter are saving the earth. Topics discussed include sea otter feces is an excellent fertilizer for the pickleweed; mentions sea otters thrive absorb carbon dioxide, then release it back into the atmosphere as oxygen; and also mentions the sea otter meal helps prevent pollution in the estuary.

The article offers information on the facts related to animals sense of humor. Topics discussed include tricks played by a pair of Fennec fox, Fezz and Daisy; mentions the squawking behavior of African gray parrot Bongo Marie; and presents the faking behavior of Western lowland gorilla while playing a game with zookeepers.

Cities and towns are packed with buildings, cars, and people. But many also have an unexpected wild side. As human communities expand into animal habitats, creatures such as cougars and [...]

Naperville, Illinois Kenmore the hedgehog had a best bud--a yellow rubber duck that owner Linda Woodring placed in his cage to keep the animal company. And like a lot of [...]

What's cooler: dancing or flying? In the new movie Happy Feet Two, Mumble the emperor penguin wants to teach his son. Erik, some dance moves. But Erik would much rather [...]