Wild Wonder stories
Discover facts with playful stories made for curious little explorers.
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Feelings you can see
Chameleon's Changing Colors
A chameleon can flash a whole new color in seconds, not mainly to hide, but to show how it's feeling.
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A hoop of frozen treasure
Saturn's Ring of Ice
Saturn's beautiful rings aren't solid at all; they're countless chunks of ice and rock, from tiny grains to boulders the size of a house, all circling the planet.
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Chasing endless sunlight
The Bird of Two Summers
Every year, a small Arctic tern flies from one end of the Earth to the other and back again, farther than one full trip around the entire planet.
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A hundred billion neighbors
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way
Our sun is just one of more than a hundred billion stars swirling together in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Talking with a wiggle
The Bee's Dancing Directions
A honeybee that finds a rich patch of flowers can tell her hivemates exactly where it is, just by dancing in the dark.
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Sky's stopwatch
Counting the Storm
You can guess how far away a storm is by counting the seconds between a flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder that follows.
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Patient sleepers
Sleepy Seeds
Some seeds rest quietly in the soil for years, waiting patiently for exactly the right moment to wake up and grow.
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Six-sided artist
The Snowflake's Secret
Every snowflake grows six sides, and no one has ever found two that are exactly alike.
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Ocean singer
The Whale's Long Song
A humpback whale can sing a song that travels for miles through the deep blue sea.
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Memory keeper
Wise Elephant
The oldest elephant in a herd remembers the way to water holes that only she has ever visited.
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Streak of light
Shooting Star's Wish
A "shooting star" isn't a star at all, it's a tiny speck of rock or dust burning up as it zips through our sky.
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Hidden warmth
The Bear's Black Skin
Under all that white fur, a polar bear's skin is actually jet black.