N E W m o v ie N E W m o v ie NE W mo v ie NE W mo v ie NG KIDS GREEN SECTION Get Ready For ROBOTS Get Ready For ROBOTS Get Ready For ROBOTS Get Ready For ROBOTS Get Ready For ROBOTS Get Ready Fo r ROBOTS FROGS! F r eak y FROGS! F r eak y FROGS! F r eak y FROGS! F r eak y AWESOME! NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW movie AWESOME QUIZ Harry Potter The FInal Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS! DUCK 4 FASHION SHOW AWESOME QUIZ Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS! DUCK 4 FASHION SHOW AWESOME QUIZ Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS! DUCK 4 FASHION SHOW AWESOME QUIZ Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS! DUCK 4 FASHION SHOW NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie NEW movie OZ:THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ:THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL YOuR OwN LuGGAGE SET! Issue 104 April 2013 R28,00 (VAT incl.) Issue 104 April 2013 R28,00 (VAT incl.) 9 771811 723006 0 4 1 0 4 2 NOVEMBER 2012 NatioNal GeoGraphic KiDS 3 April’s subscribers of the month are Rebecca Maccallum from Johannesburg, Stesan Marais from Brackenfell, Amy Ross from Johannesburg, Estalie Woodley from Sasolburg and Rustenburg Primary. They’ve each won* a copy of the book Oz The Great and Powerful valued at R120. Small-time circus magician Oscar Diggs’ life suddenly changes when he’s hurled away from uneventful Kansas to the enchanting Land of Oz. Its inhabitants think that he’s the great wizard they’ve been waiting for – fame and fortune is his for the taking. But three very powerful witches start to question Oscar’s abilities. As things get dangerous, Oscar must quickly figure out who is good and fight any wicked forces. Can he transform himself into the great and powerful wizard of Oz and also into a better man? Go to www.penguinbooks.co.za for more information. HI,KIDS • Writetousat:TheEditor,NGKIDS,POBox740, CapeTown8000. • Sendane-mailtofiona@ngkids.co.zaor  SMS*aletterto“NGKLetters”at33970. Send us your letters, pictures and comments. Let us know when your birthday is. We want to hear from you! * Standard rates apply for MMSs, so ask your parents first! SMSs cost R1,50. Free SMSs do not apply. See www.ngkids.co.za for terms and conditions. Earth really is a special planet. It has water and an atmosphere that shelters us, the plants and animals from the worst of the sun’s rays. We are part of a huge system called a biosphere. In 1991 eight people were sealed into a glass building that was completely closed off from the outside world. The idea was to work out “the recipe” for the eco-systems that keep us alive. They had a mini-ocean, rainforest, savannah area as well as farmland where they kept animals and grew fruit and vegetables. The project was called Biosphere 2 and was successful, apart from problems controlling the levels of carbon dioxide and an explosion of the cockroach population! The people spent two years inside, with a few bursts of extra oxygen, and showed that with some tweaks it might be possible to build a module for humans to live on another planet. There are millions of planets and so far we haven’t found a squeak of life anywhere else, but scientists are working out whether it might be possible for humans to live away from Earth. As far as we know we have the only planet with life – and very intelligent life at that. We can build rockets that visit other planets and make robots like the one on page 18 that might be part of your family by the time you have kids. But if we are so smart, why have we messed things up so badly? There is no simple answer to that. Luckily we have lots of clever ideas for making the planet a better place to live for future generations and the intelligence to realise that it’s up to all of us to look after our world. No need to start looking for somewhere else to live just yet. So celebrate Earth Day on 22 April by appreciating what a special place this is and committing to doing at least one thing to make it better. Dare to Explore! * See terms and conditions on page 49. The Monarch butterflies are in trouble! To create awareness, we hid ten of them in the magazine. Here’s one, but can you spot all ten? LETTER OF THE MONTH SUBSCRIBERS OF THE MONTH HI,KIDS MAKE A TERRARIUM: PAGE 48 Dear Fiona i oFten buy the nG KiDS maGazine For my own KiDS, but alSo For uSe in my art School, KiDzart.laSt year i tacKleD the theme oF wilDliFe conServation anD FocuSeD on the iSSue oF rhino awareneSS with the chilDren who came to art. we live in limpopo province where a lot oF theSe chilDren are SenSitive to rhino poachinG aS their parentS are in cloSe contact with the iSSueS. they maDe the moSt beautiFul 3-D SculptureS oF rhinoS (anD Some other wilD animalS) From papier-mâché. the StructureS were maDe oF newSpaper anD carDboarD box pieceS. the KiDS were moStly GraDe Four to Six StuDentS. i woulD liKe to Share Some oF their imaGeS aS it coinciDeD well with January’S FocuS on rhinoS. KinD reGarDS mariza Joubert, louiS tricharDt COOL! Behind the Scenes of the New Movie Oz the Great and Powerful. page 36 On the Cover DEPARTMENTS 6 Pet Friends Forever 29 Calendar 49 Spot The Difference 9 Amazing Animals 42 Fun Factory 48 Family Project 23 Poster 43 Fun Stuff 50 Just Joking Cover PhotograPh: aldebaron robotics / ed alcock (neo) Cover insets: © 2012 disney /pixar (oz); istock pHoto (illUstrations) Page 3: moniqUe petersen (fiona); istockpHoto (illUstrations); images sUpplied Page 4: © © stepHen dalton / natUre pictUre library (frogs); © aldebaron robotics / ed alcock (neo 2012 disney / pixar (oz) ; sebastian voigt (necklace); images sUpplied (LUGGAGE); © 2012 disney /pixar (oz) 30 Cool Things Made from Recycled Materials page 20 Get Ready For Robots Meet the cool robots that could be soon part of your family. page 18 EDITORIAL Editor Fiona Thomson fiona@ngkids.co.za Editorial and Digital Assistant Shounees Moola shounees@ngkids.co.za Senior Designer Monique Petersen Copy Editor Pieter van der Lugt PUBLISHING General Manager Lizl de Swardt Associate Publisher Nikki Ruttiman ADVERTISING SALES & SOLUTIONS Sales Director Craig Nicholson Craig.Nicholson@media24.com Business Manager (Women’s) Marilize Hay Marilize.Hay@media24.com Business Manager (KZN) Eugene Marais emarais@media24.com Business Manager: Digital Terance Winson Terance.Winson@media24.com Sales Manager (JHB) Bianca Quinn Bianca.Quinn@media24.com 083 375 1721 Sales Manager (CPT ) Abigail Wilmot Abigail.Wilmot@media24.com 083 212 1141 Sales Executive (National) Lynne Deacon 073-704-8793 Copyright Media24. 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FOUR: Go to the checkout, enter credit card details and download your e-zine! THREE: Search for National Geographic Kids and click “add to basket”. HOW TO: 16 MARCH 2013 joel sartore / national geographic stock (big picture); © andy rouse / nature picture library (flying) Snowy owls are birds of prey. They’re built to survive winter in the Arctic, where they are top predators. 16 MARCH 2013 Logan International Airport near the city of Boston in America. Perched on a fence at the airport border, he turns his head upside down to clean his downy coat. His white feathers are tipped with brown stripes. When he’s mature, he’ll be almost all white. He hears something, spins his head to look behind him and launches. Like a stealth plane he glides silently for three kilometres until his keen eyes find a target at the water’s edge. He manoeuvres gracefully, stretches out his talons and snatches an unsuspecting duck. His sensitive feet tell him he killed it on impact. Dinner is served. T he winter wind blows across the open landscape. Short grasses and bushes struggle to stay upright, but a snowy owl hovers effortlessly in mid-air. His powerful wings, with a total span of 1,5 metres, defies the wind and allows him to hang nearly motionless with his eyes fixed on a small rodent. The owl is shooting forward to grab a rat when… whoosh! Aeroplane engines blast overhead, breaking the bird’s concentration and scaring the rat back underground. The young male owl began life in the Arctic about five months ago. This winter he flew hundreds of kilometres south to Raptors on the Move Snowy owls are nomads that migrate to and from their Arctic breeding grounds each spring and autumn in a quest for food. The airport is a popular winter destination in the northeast of America. “The habitat here is like the tundra, with short grass and rolling hills,” says Norman Smith, a raptor biologist and director of the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. “There are lots of rodents and the airport is surrounded by water, so there are ducks and other waterfowl.” Snowy owls show up at the airport between November and April each year, the Northern Hemisphere winter. Norman has caught and released about 450 owls A snowy owl can reach a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour. Stealthy H u nters BY KAREN DE SEVE national GeoG raphic Ki DS 17 How these birds of prey stay on the move to survive in cold climates We know how much you love your pets. Now you can send us photos, drawings and letters especially for this page! You can also send questions about your pet to our NG KIDS vet. ISTOCKPHOTO (BURMESE CAT); ALL OTHER IMAgES SUPPLIEd SWEET BREEDS 3 Facts about Dalmatian dogs Dalmatians have oodles of energy and need a long daily walk or run. They can have a large number of pups at once – up to 15. More than 200 puppies were trained for the 1996 film version of 101 Dalmatians. 1 2 3 Send us your pet-related letters, questions, pictures, drawings and jokes! • E-mailtofiona@ngkids.co.za•AskaparenttopostyourpetonourFacebookpageatwww.facebook.com/NationalGeographicKidsSA • SendalettertoTheEditor,POBox740,CapeTown8000 We would love to meet your pets! Ifyouhave questionsabout yourpets(whether furry,feathered orscaled),askour localNGKIDSvet, ProfessorPaws. A:Ratsareomnivoreslikehumans.They thriveonfreshfruitandvegetablesand abitofmeat.Fortheprotein,youcan givethemratpellets.Someexamplesof thekindsoffruitandvegetablesthey like:banana,melons,apples,oranges, freshcorn(nottoomuch),celery,berries, carrots.Ratscaneasilyputontoomuch weightiftheyeattoomuchseedorgrains astheyarehighinfatandratspickout theirfavouritesfromaseedmix.Theycan havesmallquantitiesoftreatslikebiscuits, cookedpastaandbreakfastcereals. Q:WhatshouldI feedmypetrat? Scoop the poop into biodegradable bags. Scoop the poop into biodegradable bags. 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 Dear Fiona Theliveliest,cutest,mostreliablelittledoggie  That’smymuttJessie.Shehasbeautifulbrown eyesandalivelytailwhichsheloveschasing.We callherapavementspecialbecauseshe’sacross betweenaJackRussellandaDachshund.She’s shownusonceagainit’snotwhoorwhatyouare butthesizeofyourheartthatmakesyouspecial andunique!Shemightcostusalotwithher appetiteordriveusoutofthehousewithher barkingsometimes,butshe’smorethanjustmy pet.She’smybestfriendwiththebiggestheart forsuchasmallbody! – Dorette Bester, 13, Groot Jongsfontein Dear Fiona Ilovereading NGKIDS!Hereisa pictureofmydog, Molly,readingthe Septemberissue.She wasveryinterested in“ChipmunkRescue.” Ihaveanotherdog, Amy,thatisvery naughty.Shechewed uptheJuneissue. Myfavouritepartof theSeptemberissue was“HeroMum”.I lovetolearnabout animalsaswell. Lionsareamongmy favouriteanimalsbut myultimatefavourite animalisanelephant. Thanksforallthe greatmagazines.– Chloe Woodhouse, 11, Johannesburg MollyJessie ways to make your pet friend eco-friendly: Use natural pet care cleaning products, particularly if you are washing your dog outdoors. ways to make your pet friend eco-friendly: Give them toys made from recycled materials. Try a pet bed made from an old tyre. Give them toys made from recycled materials. Try a pet bed made from an old tyre. Use natural pet care cleaning products, particularly if you are washing your dog outdoors. BY CATHY LU open car and boat The Humdinga is a vehicle that knows how to make a splash. This truck can turn into a speedboat. Unlike similar vehicles, the Humdinga can lift its wheels completely out of the water, allowing it to speed through the waves. Going from street to surf is easy – just drive it down a ramp or beach until the wheels are submerged, then press a button to fold up the wheels. Now it’s a boat. The Humdinga is designed for disaster relief, such as bringing supplies to flood zones, but it also can be used for fun. Picture yourself driving along the streets of Cape Town and straight into Table Bay for a lap around Robben Island. Now that’s the way to go sightseeing. inventions COOL inventions COOL inventions COOL inventions COOL driving in Just because you have a small bathroom doesn’t mean you can’t have a tub. Designed for bathrooms with limited space, the Tulip is a concept for a shower that transforms into a bathtub. Rough day at soccer practice? Simply pull down on the front to open the tub, fill it with water, and slip in under the suds. A wireless touch screen panel lets you control underwater jets to massage your sorest muscles. What a way to chill out. folding bathtub closed see-through tv A switched-off TV no longer has to be a big black box taking over the room. The Loewe Invisio, a concept TV, “disappears” when it’s not in use. You can see right through the TV’s two clear screens. When the TV is turned on, the screen in the back turns black, providing a background for the picture that appears on the front screen. Shut off the Invisio, and both screens turn clear again. Just remember you can’t really hide the Invisio if you get caught watching TV before finishing your homework. on off gibbs technologies (humdinga, both); © PiotR PYRteK (tuliP, both); © michael FRiebe (loeWe inVisio tuRned on); © daVid butleR (liVing Room), © michael FRiebe (inVisio tuRned oFF), image digitallY comPosed 8 APRIL 2013 national GeoGraphic KiDS 9 Daniel Lisa Rwema and Dukore The Dian Fossey Gorilla FunD inTernaTional (Gorillas, boTh); holGer holleMann / aFP / GeTTy iMaGes (lisa anD Paulchen) Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Rwema and Dukore, two young mountain gorillas, were lounging in their rainforest home when they spotted something in the nearby bushes. It was a snare to catch animals with rope. A hunter had left it there. Thinking quickly, the apes dashed over and pulled apart the rope trap. Noticing another snare a short distance away, the gorillas destroyed it as well. Hunters set snares to catch game such as antelope. But other animals, including small apes, also get caught in these traps. “Though it’s possible they were just playing, we think they understood the snares were dangerous, so they did something about it,” says Veronica Vecellio of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Its team members witnessed the feat. To Veronica’s knowledge, no one has ever seen a young gorilla dismantle a trap in the wild. “These creatures are smart,” she says. “Rwema and Dukore showed what incredible things apes will do to protect their families.” – John Micklos, Jr. Hodenhagen, Germany Lisa the rabbit definitely has a wild side – sometimes she would act more like a big cat than a bunny. Playing chase with her leopard pal, Paulchen, Lisa would zoom after her friend and then go in for a playful pounce! Zookeepers at the Serengeti Park where the animals live, had placed the rabbit and leopard cub in the same enclosure to keep each other company. The two quickly became buddies and Lisa started acting like a leopard. Her favourite game was to pretend she was hunting her much larger pal. She scampered after Paulchen and leaped on to him, or got on a table and tackled him from above. “I’ve seen felines play like this, but not rabbits,” says keeper Jessica Hamza. “It was funny to watch her behave like a cat.” As the animals grew up, the leopard moved in with his species and Lisa joined two monkeys. “Now she acts like the monkeys,” Jessica says. “They climb together and groom one another.” This little friend knows how to blend in! – Elisabeth Deffner RABBIT THINKS SHE’S A LEOPARD what should we play next? don’t say hopscotch. In this photo, taken from above, Dukore grasps a broken branch that held the rope trap he destroyed. nothing gets past me! GORILLAS OUTSMART HUNTERS Nearly 6 000 species of frogs hop, burrow, climb, swim and even soar in exotic ecosystems around the world – and your own neighbourhood. Some do startling things to adapt and they are incredibly good at surviving. “There’s such marvelous diversity in frogs,” says National Geographic Emerging Explorer Lucy Cooke, who has been a frog fan since she was a kid. “You never get bored with them.” Here are ten frogs whose freakish good looks and bizarre lifestyles will turn you into a frog fan. FROG-ZILLA! Tipping the scales at 3 kilograms and with a sitting length of 31,7 centimetres, the goliath frog from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea is bigger than a chihuahua. It’s the world’s largest frog and can leap ten times its body length, or about three metres in one hop. Its body and legs can stretch to 75 centimetres, a little longer than a tennis racket. F U N with F R E A K Y frogs! A group of frogs is called an army. BIGGEST SMALLEST DISCOVERY In 2009, on the rainforest floor in Papua New Guinea, scientists discovered the planet’s smallest frog species, known only as paedophryne amauensis. 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