^ SUPPLEMENT ^

NATIONAL NOT FOR SALE

GEOGRAPHIC

EVERY MONTH

ORIGINAL
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
CONTAINS
3 6 PAGES

MAGAZINE FOR KIDS

Here
Animal Frie
BY KITSON JAZYNKA

GORILLA GOES
APE FOR RABBIT
Erie, Pennsylvania
Samantha the western lowland gorilla seemed to like
her new roommate, Panda the Dutch rabbit. But her
keepers at the Erie Zoo grew worried one day when the
rabbit hopped over to Samantha's favourite stuffed
animal. They knew the ape was crazy about her toy and
feared the 200-p0und Samantha might get upset if the
rabbit got too close. But the gorilla didn't sweat it. She
just moved the toy so Panda could pass by. That's when
keepers realised the two roomies were best buds.
Too shy to live with other apes, Samantha was paired
with the rabbit to keep from getting lonely. Keepers
introduced them slowly, first letting the duo see each
other through a mesh screen. Eventually, Panda moved
into the ape's exhibit. "Almost immediately, they were
sitting side by side," zoo CEO Scott Mitchell says.
The pair was practically inseparable. They liked
watching visitors walk by their exhibit together, and
Samantha often let the rabbit nibble on her hay. Keepers
even saw the gorilla stroke Panda under his chin. Says
Mitchell, "Their friendship was one of a kind."

DUTCH RABBIT
WEIGHT 3V2 to 5V2
pounds
ORIGIN Europe
FACE MASK The mark- WESTERN LOWLAND
ing around a Dutch GORILLA
rabbit's eyes and ears
is called a blaze. WEIGHT between 150
F E E L t f l H B Some and 400 pounds
Dutch rabbits have RANGE western Africa
blue-tinged fur. ON CALL Gorillas have
about 15 different vocal
izations.

Gorillas sometimes bare

their upper teeth when
 NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
KiDS
SUPPLEMENT Not For Sale

PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PARTNERS LLC

Chief Executive Officer Declan Moore

Chairman of the Board of Directors Gary E. Knell FULL OF
Editorial Director Susan Goldberg
Chief Operating Officer Ward Piatt KNOWLEDGE
International Publishing Yulia Boyle, Senior Vice President,
Jennifer Jones, Business Manager, PACKED
Rossana Stella, Editorial Manager,
Leigh Mitnick, Rig/its Speciofet
IN FUN!
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS Magazine

Executive Vice President, Kids and Family

Melina Gerosa Bellows
Vice President, Content Jennifer Emmett
Editor in Chief and Vice President, Kids Magazines &
Digital Rachel Buchholz
Vice President, Visual Identity Eva Absher-Schantz
Design Director, Magazines Eileen O'Tousa-Crowson
NATIONAL
Editorial Andrea Silen,Senior Editor/Digital Producer,
Kay Boatner.toocfate Editor/Digital Producer,
GEOGRAPHIC
KiDS
Allyson Shaw,Assistant Editor/Digital Producer,
Rose Davidson, Special Projects Assistant
A r t Kathryn Robbins, Designer,
Meghan Irving .Assistant Designer,
Callie Bonaccorsy, Special Projects Assistant

Photo Shannon Hibberd, Senior Photo Editor,

Bri Bertoia, Assistant Editor
NOW IN INDIA
National Geographic Kids is published twelve times
a year by M.M. Publications Ltd., under license from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, the most cherished children's informative maga-
National Geographic Partners LLC.
zine in the world, is now in India!
For more information contact natgeo.com/info.

This much-awaited Indian edition of the magazine was launched last month, and
Copyright 2016 National Geographic Partners LLC.
All rights reserved. Reproduction of the whole or any part
its first issue received an overwhelming response from right across the country.
of the contents of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS without Young children, parents and teachers alike continue to send in warm responses,
written permission is prohibted. congratulating us on bringing this quality publication to India.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS and Yellow Border: Registered
Trademarks Marcas Registradas. The second issue of the magazine has just hit the stands. Here is information for
Chief Editor Ammu Mathew
kids spiced with fun and play, and bundled and packaged by the best team in the
Editor Ammu Mathew world. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS has won worldwide acclaim for its
Editor-in-charge A.V. Harisanker*
well-researched, authentic editorial content enriched by glossy photographs and
"Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act.
other visuals. The magazine's reputation is further strengthened as it comes
Printed by V. Sajeev George, a t M.M. Publications Ltd, straight from the team of the world-famous National Geographic magazine.
P.B. No. 226, Kottayam - 6 8 6 0 0 1 and Malayala Manorama
Press, Kottayam - 6 8 6 0 3 9 and published by him at
M.M. Publications Ltd., P.B. No. 226, Kottayam - 6 8 6 001,
You-are-there narratives and beautiful photos of wild animals,exotic places,
on behalf of M.M. Publications Ltd., P.B. No. 226, and interesting phenomena from around the world.
Kottayam - 6 8 6 001.
Colourful graphics and fascinating bits of information about nature, science,
Published and distributed by M.M. Publications Ltd.
technology, the environment, and world cultures.
Special departments in the magazine, such as Weird But True,
M.M. Publications Ltd.,
Guinness World Records, and Bet You Didn't Know.
RB. No. 226, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Pin - 6 8 6 001.
Clever games, puzzles, brain teasers, and riddles that make kids curious and
Phone: 0 4 8 1 - 2 5 6 3 7 2 1 - 2 2 , 23
Fax: + + 9 1 - 4 8 1 - 2 5 6 4 3 9 3
excited to learn about the world.
E mail: subscription@mmp.in
childrensdivision@mmp.in
L O V E D A N D E S T E E M E D BY K I D S A N D P A R E N T S A C R O S S T H E W O R L D :
Kids love the fun & surprise in learning!
From the house of Parents view NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS as a trustworthy source of knowl-
THE WEEK,
edge for children.
MANORAMA TELL ME WHY,
MAGIC POT, MANORAMA YEARBOOK,
VANITHA, AKKAD BAKKAD &
On the Cover
A long-eared owl sheltered by Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc.
THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY
GEORGE F. MOBLEY/ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STOCK
by their

use their

IUL SOUOERS / COREMS

 BY MICHELLE HARRIS AND JULIE BEER

SOME
COBRAS CAN
SPIT VENOM
6.5 FEET.
is called a ONLYDOGS
parliament COULD HEAR

THAT'S LONGER
THAN
A HOCKEY
STICK.
YOU MAY MAKE
BETTER DECISIONS
WITH
A FULL
BLADDER.

The dot over.

the letters I
and / is called a
tittle.

WANTMORE?

Check out the

book National
Geographic
Kids Weird
But True 4

BRETT KLAPROTH / DREAMSTIME (OWLS); JULIDE DENGELIBLADDER,

CONCERT EGGI; NASA [MERCURY); TSEKHMISTER / DREAMSTIME IPIGI; N A T I O N A L G E O G R A P H I C KIDS 5
MICHAEL RICHARDS & JOHN DOWNER / NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY ICOBRAI
5 " i h t - \ l *

Tree House
S A N Y A N A N S H A N J S p W COOL THINGS
ABOUT CHINA
TREE HOUSE RESORT M
Hainan, China
u l i U H H I ' i m These tree
houses overlooking the South China
Sea sure aren't your normal backyard
hangouts. Walk from tree to tree on
a suspension bridge, play on swings
that dangle from branches, and pluck
a snack from your deck.
(The tamarind trees produce tasty
sweet-and-sour fruit to peel and
eat.) You may not spot the endan-
gered Hainan gibbon, but you'll
definitely see one of more than 600
species of butterflies. Just watch
your step when you're returning
from a day on the beachyou might
have to make way for a roaming
water buffalo.

Walk along the Great Wall of
THINGS TODO China. (Well, maybe part of
IN CHINA it, since it stretches more
than 5,000 miles.)
Take a rickshaw (a passenger
cart pulled by a runner)
through the markets of
Shanghai.
Explore the halls of Beijing's
Forbidden City, where
China's emperors lived for
five centuries.
Track the yetia Bigfoot-type
creature also known as the
"Abominable Snowman"in the
snowy Himalayan mountains.

2016
 BY KRISTIN BAIRD RATTINI

THE GREEK
GODDESS
ATHENA
AND HER
SACRED fl 6*?922

i t i v i l THE SOUTHERN CROSS CONSTELLATION

A CAMBODIAN LEADER
APPEARED ON ONCE ABOLISHED APPEARS ON BRAZILIAN COINS.
COINS MINTED
OVER 2,000 THE USE OF
YEARS AGO. MONEY.

Bank of
\ P OT8WWiA3 BOTSWANA'S
CURRENCY IS
I . m t r r u , L?f**
NAMED
ml cm 400141
PULA,
OR RAIN, BELGIUM
WHICH IS
VALUABLE IN ISSUED
THIS DESERT A COIN
NATION. FEATURING
THE

F I B R E S F R O M T H E ABACA P L A N T , A CLOSE
R E L A T I V E OF T H E B A N A N A P L A N T , ARE USED I N
JAPANESE BANKNOTES

The U.S. Bureau of Engraving

IN THE and Printing uses
NETHERLANDS
IN 1636,
to the bison on
TULIPS OF INK each day to
print
some of the
2005 KANSAS
WERE SO money. STATE QUARTERS.
VALUABLE
THAT SOME
COST AS MUCH AS

CLIP COUPONS
FOR YOUR PARENTS.
FOR EACH COUPON THEY
WANT MORE? USE, ASK IF THEY'LL
Check out the book
PUT THE MONEY THEY
National Geographic Kids SAVE INTO YOUR
Everything Money. PIGGY BANK.
INTERFOTO / ALAMY (OWL): PAUL HARRISON / ALAMY ICAMBODIA); JTB PHOTO COMMUNCATWfS W 7
ALAMY (STARS); RADOMIR TARASOV / DREAMSTIME ICONSTELLATION COIN); GLYN THOMAS / ALAMY IPULA1-
ERWAN GALESNE / NUMISTA (TINTINI; MICHAEL MITIN / DREAMSTIME ITULIPSI; SAM SLOAN / ALAMY (INK)
COURTESYTAZMIC ENTERPRISES IBISONI; KELLEY MILLER/ NGS STAFF IPIGGY BANKI
 CROSSING

BY KAREN DE SEVE

I
t's rush hour in Africa. Every October, thousands of wildebeest and zebras gather along the
banks of the Mara River. They wait to cross the deep, rushing waters as part of their seasonal
journey from the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya to the Serengeti National Park in
Tanzania. The river flows so fast that full-grown animals struggle to swim to the other side.
"When the river is full, lots of animals drown trying to cross," says Tom Yule, who runs the nearby
Lemala Mara safari camp. Watching from the river's edge, Yule sees a wildebeest calf and later a
zebra foal jump into the water. But he doesn't expect what happens next

The little wildebeest tries to paddle across the river but is swept away by the
strong current. The calf tries to keep its head above water while floating down-
stream. Suddenly something rises out of the water: a large, dark head followed by
the hulking body of a hippopotamus. "The hippo was lying in the water near where the
animals jump in, and it immediately goes after the calf," Yule says. Hippos can be very
aggressive and even deadly when defending territory, so he won-
ders whether the hippo will attack the baby wildebeest.

The strong hippo defies the current and uses its body
to stop the wildebeest calf's scary ride downstream.
Like a tugboat guiding a ship filled with precious car-
go, the hippo shepherds the little beast to the other side
of the river. Yule and other bystanders watch in disbelief.
" I have never witnessed anything like this," he says. The
wildebeest reaches the opposite bank and runs back
WILDEBEEST upstream to rejoin the herd.
CALF
 " ^ h J Z E B R A I N
^TROUBLE

Yule thinks the drama is over when suddenly the

river grabs hold of a small zebra foal. He watches
as the tiny striped head dips underwater and
then resurfaces. Just when it looks like the zebra
won't make it, the hippo suddenly appears. Again, the
huge hippo helps the baby across to the shallow wa-
ter on the other side. But the exhausted youngster
can barely stand. Gently, the hippo nudges the zebra
into a safe nook between two large rocks."The hippo
gets out of the water and starts
to nuzzle the foal with its ^ ^ ^ ^
great jaws," Yule says.
"And then the hippo j g ?
coaxes the zebra jSr
to cross a small J r ^ ^ I
channel and ^^f^^^^EBK^tiaj&i^
climb up the ^^^^^Kflfm/Uf^Mm
slope of the
opposite bank | | , *
to its mom."

Yule thinks the hippo would be too exhausted for any more
superhero moments. But instead it settles back into the river to
keep a watchful eye. And there are other accounts of hippos
comforting baby animals after saving them from near death, includ-
ing from the clutches of a crocodile. "Animals are unpredictable, and
each one has its own unique personality," Yule says."This hippo's in-
stincts are to help those that need assistance. It's just like protective
people who say,'Not on my watch!' as they help others."

TON* HEALD / NPL / MINDEN PICTURES IBIS PICTUREI; TOM YULE [THREE INSETSI
 NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
NOW IN INDIA

NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
KiDS
F r o m the house of THE WEEK, MANORAMA TELL ME WHY, MAGIC POT,
MANORAMA YEARBOOK, VANITHA, AKKAD BAKKAD &
THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY

Fabulous Discount Offer

Period of subscription News-stand price You Pay Only* You Save Choose Scheme SUBSCRIBE
One Year (12 Issues) ? 600.00 ? 500.00 ? 100
NOW!
Two Years (24 Issues) ? 1200.00 ? 900.00 ?300

YES! I would like to subscribe to National Geographic Kids for my child. SAVE
DP MM VVYY

M y child's n a m e : D a t e o f birth:
MONEY!!
Fill in and mail
M y name: Mr./Mrs. this coupon to:
National Geographic Kids
Address: Subscription Division,
P.B. No. 226,
M.M. Publications Ltd.,
Kottayam. Kerala 686 001.
Tel: 0481 -2563721.
City: State: Pin:J I Toll-free Number
1800 4 2 5 5 002,
Tel (STD Code): e-mail: (Between 9.30 am & 5.30
pm from Monday to Friday,
Please find enclosed c h e q u e / D D * No: dated ...for? favouring M . M . Publications. except holidays)
Fax: 0481-2564393.
e-mail: subscriptionOmmp.in
Cheque/DD payable at Kottayam, favouring MM Publications Ltd.,DISCOUNT OFFER VALID IN INDIA ONLY. Conditions apply.

Please charge the total amount o f ? to my Credit Card [ ] Visa [ ] Maestro [ ] Master Card expiry date:

Card No. Signature:

 Become a part of the
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
FAMILY
TNOWINT
V^ I N D I A )

NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
KiDS

From the house of THE WEEK, MANORAMA TELL ME WHY, MAGIC POT,
MANORAMA YEARBOOK, VANITHA, AKKAD BAKKAD &
THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY

M.M. Publications Ltd., MUMBAI CHANDIGARH

P.B. No. 226, Kottayam, Kerala, Geogi Eapen Zachariah Shakti Prakash

India, Pin -686 001. Regional Deputy General Manager, Sales, Executive, Circulation, Malayala Manorama, H.No. 2252,
Phone: 0481 -2563721 - 2 2 , 2 3 Malayala Manorama Co Ltd., A-401 Marathon Innova, A Wing, 4th Floor, Ground Floor Annexe, Sector: 21 C, Chandigarh-160022.
Fax:++91-481 -2564393 Off. Ganpat Rao Kadam Marg, Tel: 0172 2724699
E mail: subscription@mmp.in Opp. Peninsula Corporate Park, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400 013. COIMBATORE
childrensdivision@mmp.in Tel: 022 39495969/ 24901331, 64530315 K Muraleedharan

HYDERABAD Senior Executive Sales, Malayala Manorama,101, Sunshine Buildings,

ADDRESS OF REGIONAL OFFICES
Abraham Solomon 1056, Avinashi Road, (Opp.Nilgiri Super Market), Coimbatore- 641018.
BANGALORE
Manager, Sales, Malayala Manorama, Tel: 2241911 (Cir), 2245470 (Gen) Fax: 0422 2245367.
C L N Prasad
C/o. Dr. BC Mathur, 8-2-629/1, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, BHOPAL
General Manager, Sales, Malayala Manorama, Hyderabad-500 034. Tel: 040 23314168 / 23324692. Circulation Division
No.132,3rd door, Kantha Court, Lai Bagh Road, Bangalore-27. Mob: 09391068269 Fax:04023322970-
Malayala Manorama, Gopal Bhawan, No.161, Zone 1, M P Nagar,
lei: 22247735/ Fax.22247736.
KOLKATA Bhopal -16, Madhya Pradesh. Tel: 0755 2557937.
CHENNAI Arindam Das
JAIPUR
R Ramasamy
Manager, Circulation, Malayala Manorma, 14 Parasar Road,
Vinod Kumar Rawat
Senior Manager, Sales, Near Lake Market, Kolkata 700029. Tel: 033 24198233 / 24198048
Malayala Manorama, Janpriya Crest {III Floor), Senior Executive Circulation, Malayala Manorama,
ADDRESS OF Royal Business Chambers, Usha Plaza, Opposite All India Radio, M I Road,
No: 113, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600008.
SUB-REGIONAL OFFICES Jaipur, (Rajasthan) 302001. Tel: (0) 94616 28972.
Phone Nos: 044- 66918530 / 31 / 32 Direct No: 044- 66918525
PATNA AHMEDABAD
Mob. 09940101610 - Customer Care
Tinku Kumar AbhishekJain
NEW DELHI
Senior Sales Co-ordinator, Malayala Manorama, Malayala Manorama., C/o Foto Flux Pvt. Ltd., 407, Sakar - III,
Kush Mohan Joshi
608- Jagat Trade Centre, Frazer Road, Patna-800 001. Opp. Old High Court, Nr. Income Tax Circle, Ahmedabad - 380014.
General Manager, Sales, Malayala Manorama,
Tel: 0612 2233809 Mob: 093344 84825. Tel: 079 27541971/2
Andhra Vanitha Mandali Building, 2,
Azad Bhavan Road, Indraprastha Estate, LUCKNOW PUNE
(NearITOjunction),New Delhi 110002. Sunil Kumar Srivastava Bharat Dilip Borse
Tel: 01123379718 / 23379719 / 20, Manager, Sales, Malayala Manorama, B -1657, Indira Nagar, Malayala Manorama, Tripti Business Centre, Darekar Heights, A-32,
Fax. 23370020 Lucknow-226016. Karve Road, Opp Railway Booking office, Pune-411004.
Customer Care: 98713 29407 Tel: 0522 2341576. Mob: 9881477305

For queries, please call our toll-free number 1800 6255 002 [ B e t w e e n 9.30 a m 8 . 5 . 3 0 pm f r o m Monday to Friday, except hoLidaysl