WINWIN Cooking Kits Worth R20 000 Cooking Kits Worth R20 000 Cooking Kits Worth R20 000 Issue 108 August 2013 R28,00 (VAT incl.) Issue 108 August 2013 R28,00 (VAT incl.) 9 771811 723006 0 8 1 0 8 Awesome Animals! Monkey Actor , Cute Piglet, Smart Dolphin and More a n d O t h e r F U N N Y P H O T O S Awesome Animals! a n d O t h e r F U N N Y P H O T O S a n d O t h e r F U N N Y P H O T O S S U R F I N G E L E P H A N T S U R F I N G E L E P H A N T S U R F I N G E L E P H A N T PICTURE YOUR PET ON OUR POSTER: ENTER NOW! PICTURE YOUR PET ON OUR POSTER: ENTER NOW! WIN PICTURE YOUR PET ON OUR POSTER: ENTER NOW! NatioNal GeoGraphic KiDS 3 HI, KiDS Did you notice during president Barack Obama’s visit to South Africa in June that he signed the guest book on Robben Island with his left hand? It’s just the kind of thing I would notice. As I know that NG KIDS readers like weird but true facts: did you know that 13 percent of people are left-handed and that International Left-handers Day is celebrated on 13 August? The president and his family were visiting the prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment. While on the island and on several other occasions during his 36-hour visit to South Africa, president Obama paid tribute to Nelson Mandela as the world was waiting anxiously for news of his health. He clearly has huge admiration for our former leader and called him a “personal hero”. He also said Nelson’s work had been a beacon of light to all who wished to see a better South Africa. He had a strong message for the young people of Africa, saying the future of the continent is in the hands of the youth. Let me know what Nelson Mandela means to you and what you think he has done for South Africa. Dare to Explore! LUCKY SUBScriBer LUCKY SUBScriBer LUCKY SUBScriBer LUCKY SUBScriBer LUCKY SUBS LUCKY SUBS LUCKY SUBS • World Rangers Family Day – at Johannesburg Zoo ,Sunday 4 August from 11 a.m. • Game rangers protect our natural heritage. Their work is often dangerous, difficult and unrecognised. • Support our rangers on World Ranger Day and show them you care. • Meet the game rangers, zoo curators and Miss Earth at various animal cages. Enjoy the wonderful surroundings at the zoo. Go to www.gameranger.org for more information. • Prepaid tickets are available at Webtickets (www.webtickets.co.za). August’s subscriber of the month is Desiré Duvenhage, 9, from Rustenburg. She has won* family combo tickets (two adults and two children) worth R188 to the Johannesburg Zoo AND a voucher worth R562 for a family meal at the restaurant. * Terms and conditions on page 49 WRITE TO US! Send us your letters, pictures and comments. Let us know when it is your birthday. We want to hear from you! • Write to us at: The Editor, NG KIDS, PO Box 1802, Cape Town 8000. • Send an e-mail to fiona@ngkids.co.za or SMS* a letter to “NGK Letters” at 33970. * SMSs cost R1,50. Free SMSs do not apply. See www.ngkids.co.za for terms and conditions. LETTER OF THE MONTH A KUDU CALLED SWEET PEA WITH A SWEET TOOTH PS WE HAVE TWO EXCITING COMPETITIONS FOR YOU TO ENTER IN THIS ISSUE. ENTER YOUR PET IN OUR PET FRIENDS FOREVER COMPETITION AND YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPE IN THE NG KIDS YOUNG CHEFS COMPETITION. DEAR FIONA MY NAME IS CHRISTIE CLARK, I AM NINE YEARS OLD AND LIVE IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE. LAST APRIL I WENT TO WILD IS LIFE FOR MY BIRTHDAY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY FOR INJURED, RESCUED AND ORPHANED ANIMALS. WE WATCHED LIONS BEING FED AND VERVET MONKEYS CLIMBED ON MY BACK. I ALSO FED A BABY DUIKER WITH A BOTTLE OF MILK. MY MUM PUTS ALL THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES IN HER CAR SO I CAN READ THEM WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. MY BEST FRIENDS CAMILLA AND BEX ALSO ENJOY READING THEM WHEN WE ARE GIVING THEM LIFTS TO BALLET. OUR FAVOURITE PARTS OF THE MAGAZINES ARE THE FUNNY FILL-IN, FIND THE HIDDEN ANIMALS AND JOKES. I WAIT EVERY MONTH FOR MY MUM TO BUY THE NEW MAGAZINE. MY FAVOURITE ANIMALS ARE PENGUINS, POLAR BEARS AND DUIKERS. MY MUM SAYS I CAN’T HAVE A BABY PENGUIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT MAGAZINES. I LOVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC! LOVE, CHRISTIE NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW movie SPACE ROBOTS Harry Potter The FInal Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 CHOCOLATE SCULPTURES COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS COOL 4 ROBOTS SPACE ROBOTS Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 CHOCOLATE SCULPTURES COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS COOL 4 ROBOTS SPACE ROBOTS Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 CHOCOLATE SCULPTURES COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS COOL 4 ROBOTS SPACE ROBOTS Harry Potter The Final Movie SILLY PET TRICKS! KUNG FU PANDA 2 CHOCOLATE SCULPTURES COOL TOYS! AWESOME AIRPLANE HAPPY FEET 3 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 HAPPY FEET FUNNY FRIENDS COOL 4 ROBOTS NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW movie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie NEW m ovie 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 NEW movie Issue 107 July 2013 R28 , 00 (VAT incl.) Issue 107 July 2013 R28,00 (VAT incl.) 9 771811 723006 0 7 1 0 7 W I N R45 000! a bush holiday w o r t h RUSSIAN T IGE RS T IGE RS T IGE RS T IGE RS M Y T H S Pet Friends Forever 6 22 18 8 30 30 Cool Things About New York Incredible Animal Friends Animal Copycats Animal Stars Chew On This 24 26 Poster: Galloping Horse Cool Inventions 29 38 Subscribe now! REGULARSREGULARSREGULARSREGULARS Awesome AnimalsAwesome AnimalsAwesome AnimalsAwesome Animals WINWINWINWIN Funny Fill-in 44 47 Art Zone Find the gorilla! We hid ten of them in the magazine. Here’s one, but can you spot all ten? iNSIDE 9 14 48 Pet Friends Forever Competition Win a photoshoot for your pet. Young Chefs Competition Win awesome cooking kits. Fun Factory Win movie hampers and games. Cover PhotograPh: ©AGE FOTOSTOCK / SUPERSTOCK Cover insets: JOHN LUND (ELEPHANT); ISTOCKPHOTO (MONKEY AND PET) Page 3: JAMES GARAGHTY (FIONA); ALL OTHER IMAGES SUPPLIED Page 4: ASSOCIATED PRESS (ANIMAL FRIENDS) ; ©OCEANWIDE IMAGES (DOLPHINS); JEFF MINTON (MONKEY); ISTOCKPHOTO (COLLIE, STATUE OF LIBERTY); GETTY (HORSE); REBECCA HALE / NGS STAFF (CHILLI DOG); JETAVATION (JET) ON TEH COVERON THE COVERON THE COVERON THE COVER ADVERTORIAL It’s swashbuckling pirate adventures for SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends! Join SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs in a mysterious, fun and crazy treasure hunt. Find out what happens to Squidward when he gets hurt at work and threatens legal action unless Mr. Krabs agrees to wait on him hand and foot! The penguins of Madagascar live for their missions, and there is no challenge that can stop them. Bring the whole family together as we keep you entertained this August on Nickelodeon. Timmy’s wish for a planet of dads backfires when the dads realise that they are missing one thing, Mum, and they come to steal her away from Dad and Timmy! 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 (BORDER COLLIE, GOLDFISH); ALL OTHER IMAGES SUPPLIED SWEET BREEDS 3 Facts about a border collie Top of the class when it comes to herding, they were bred to herd sheep. Very intelligent and alert. They have to be kept busy and go for long runs, not walks, or they will become bored. Normal colour is black and white, although they can be any colour except pure white. 1 2 3 ISTOCKPHOTO (BORDER COLLIE, GOLDFISH); ALL OTHER IMAGES SUPPLIED Send us your pet-related letters, questions, pictures, drawings and jokes!     We would love to meet your pets!                 How to Photograph your pet Allow your pet to get used to the noise the camera makes. He can give it a sniff if he likes. Photographs of the month Photographs of the month Turn off the flash. Unless you have a studio, you’ll get better results in natural sunlight. To avoid hard shadows shoot in the early morning or evening or on an overcast day. Get down to your pet’s level. Pick the background carefully . Make sure, for instance, that it’s not the same colour as your dog, or he’ll disappear.             How to photograph your pet Give your pet a taste of the celebrity lifestyle. Win a professional photoshoot for your pet, which will feature as the NG KIDS poster! WAYS TO ENTER Fill in the entry form below and check page 49 for the terms and conditions. ELECTRONIC: E-mail your entry to pff@ngkids.co.za. Remember to write “NG KIDS PFF” in the subject line and add your photo, information about your pet and your contact details. POST: NG KIDS Pet Friends Forever, PO Box 1802, Cape Town 8000 DELIVERY: NG KIDS Office, Media 24, 18 th floor, ABSA Building, 4 Adderley Street, Cape Town 8001 ONLINE: Ask your parent to visit the National Geographic Kids SA fan page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ NationalGeographicKidsSA) and click on the Pet Friends Forever Competition tab. The winning pet will be judged on personality, appearance and grooming. WHAT TO DO Send in photographs and tell us about your pet. Include your pet’s name, age, breed or description, when he or she came to live with you and what makes your pet special. Give your photograph a caption. COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPE Child’s name: Pet’s Name: Guardian’s name: Pet Type: Postal address: Pet’s Birthdate: Telephone numbers (Home and guardian’s cell): Postal code: DESCRIBE YOUR PET IN 100 TO 150 WORDS (please attach description and photograph separately) I give permission to NG KIDS to publish or display the photograph entered by (name of entrant) . COMPETITION OPENS 31 JULY 2013 AND CLOSES 27 AUGUST 2013 NatioNal GeoGraphic KiDS 9 THIS IS A CAPTION In c r e dibl e A nim a l F r i e n d s In c r e dibl e A nim a l F r i e n d s In c r e dibl e A nim a l F r i e n d s In c r e dibl e A nim a l F r i e n d s In c r e dibl e A nim a l F r i e n d s ASSOCIATED PRESS (BOTH) Oranienburg, Germany The litter of boar piglets living at the Lehnitz Animal Sanctuary love trying to get piggyback rides from their best buddy, Baby the French bulldog. “Sometimes when the animals romp around, one of the boars will try to scramble onto Baby’s back,” says Norbert Damm, who works at the sanctuary. “Baby will then playfully shake the piglet off.” The boars are the size of a rugby ball and arrived at the sanctuary after they were found alone and freezing in a nearby forest. When the pooch saw the shivering newborns, she ran right over. “Baby cuddled with them, just as their mum would’ve done,” Norbert says. The pup has stuck close to the pigs ever since. Eventually the boars will move to a nature reserve. But for now the fuzzy crew enjoys dashing around the garden together, play-hunting and snuggling up for naps. “The animals just love hanging out,” Norbert says. BY KITSON JAZYNKA i knew pigging out would make them sleepy! pup babysits piglets WILD BOAR WEIGHT Adults can weigh between 50 and 350 kilograms. RANGE Originally Europe, Asia and North Africa. Later introduced worldwide. PIG DIG Females dig nests in grass to hide newborns. TUSK-TUSK A wild boar can have tusks that are 7 to 12 centimetres long. FRENCH BULLDOG WEIGHT 3,5 to 5 kilograms ORIGIN Most experts believe England EXTREME POOCH These dogs can switch direction in mid-air. GET AN EARFUL French bulldog ears are often called “bat ears” because of their appearance. NatioNal GeoGraphic KiDS 9 Check out these outrageous facts. Check out these outrageous facts. BY MICHELLE HARRIS AND JULIE BEER Check out the book National Geographic Kids Weird But True 4 and the Weird But True app. SOME WASPS USE PEBBLES AS HAMMERS TO POUND SOIL INTO THEIR NESTS. IT TAKES ABOUT 100,000 YEARS FOR LIGHT TO TRAVEL FROM THE SUN’S CORE TO ITS SURFACE. IT TAKES ABOUT 100,000 YEARS FOR LIGHT TO TRAVEL FROM THE SUN’S CORE TO ITS SURFACE. IT TAKES ABOUT 100 000 YEARS FOR LIGHT TO TRAVEL FROM THE SUN’S CORE TO ITS SURFACE. Bulgarians say “cabbage” instead of “cheese” when their photo is taken. Ripe bananas appeaR blue undeR a black light. DAIRY COWS may produce more milk while listening to CLASSICAL MUSIC. DAIRY COWS may produce more milk while listening to CLASSICAL MUSIC. MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? 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E-mail to: yc@ngkids.co.za Include all the information on the entry form in your e-mail Deliver to: NG KIDS Office, Media24, 18th floor, ABSA Building, 4 Adderley Street, Cape Town Enter online: Visit the NG KIDS SA fan page on Facebook and click on... from harsh surfaces such as asphalt Make-up used on animals must be non-toxic and approved by AHA Trainers or owners must bring water bowls to the set Aircraft must stay at least 30 metres above animals national Geographic KIDS WorldMags.net 31 WorldMags.net By Chelsea Katz hugest dog ever Go online for more information about Guinness World Records at kids. nationalgeographic.com/recordvideos/ A dog drinking... stories about animals that are copycats 2 Chimp hero Foaf the chimpanzee is leading other chimps through an African forest in Bossou, Guinea Suddenly he stops and grips a stick Foaf’s stick looks like a hundred other sticks littering the forest floor, except this one is tied to a wire loop hidden in the brush If Foaf touches the loop, it will spring a trap and the vicious wire will grab his leg African forests... WorldMags.net © 2013 National Geographic Society • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, National Geographic Kids and Yellow Border and Kids Yellow Border Designs are trademarks of National Geographic Society • All rights reserved • PHoto: Gallo Images/Arman Zhenikeyev/Getty Images (HORSE) WorldMags.net WorldMags.net t i o n a l Na Geographic KIDS 27 Dolphin WorldMags.net WorldMags.net On COveLtions in WorldMags.net way up!... sky for a meteor shower called the Southern Iota Aquariids Meteors are space rocks that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere This shower will last from 25 July to 15 August and reach its peak on 3 August Look south from about 8.30 p.m for the first “falling stars” The shower crosses the sky towards the west and ends around 5.30 a.m WorldMags.neta t i o n a l N Geographic KIDS 13 WorldMags.net k at a party?... eat anything they haven’t seen another meerkat eating,” says biologist Alex Thornton of the University of Cambridge in England One day a baby meerkat gets confused The biologist has set up a scale in South Africa s Kalahari Desert to weigh wild meerkats He scatters egg yolk, which is part of their usual diet, on the scale to lure them But the desert is yellow with flowers, which blow on to the scale Seeing... Big Apple was a present to the people of AMERICA France from the people of New York for ten yearsduring her time in exile from South 4 The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in the area in the 1630s and named their village Breuckelen Over time the name evolved to Brooklyn Africa 5 6 Musicians audition to play in the New York subway New York is made up of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan,... years old New York City is in the State of New York NEW YORK CITY By FIONA THOMSON 23 the Flagel, a flat bagel, was invented in a deli in Brooklyn 27 24 25 26 The equivalent of the whole population of South Africa passes through JFK International Airport in New York in a year Times Square has featured in more than 85 movies Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park is one of a pair that were erected in an Egyptian... queens” were Mexican immigrants who sold chiLli sauce made with dried red chillies and beef in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1880s WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? Go online for other recipes at kids. nationalgeographic.com /kids/ activities/recipes/ make your own CHILLI DOG Get a parent’s help to make your own chilli sauce.(Skip the hot sauces listed 1 Cook 350 grams of beef mince over medium heat, breaking... nature picture library (chimps) WorldMags.net WorldMags.net COPYCATS 6 incredible stories of animals learning from one another By Aline Alexander Newman True or false? 1 Orangutans eat only fruit 2 All chimpanzees use stones to crack open nuts Both are false, and this is why Scientists used to believe that animals acted by pure instinct – that they were programmed at birth to behave in certain ways . Horse Cool Inventions 29 38 Subscribe now! REGULARSREGULARSREGULARSREGULARS Awesome AnimalsAwesome AnimalsAwesome AnimalsAwesome Animals WINWINWINWIN Funny Fill-in 44 47 Art Zone Find the gorilla!. YOUR PET ON OUR POSTER: ENTER NOW! 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