Wild Wonder stories
Discover facts with playful stories made for curious little explorers.
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Floating together
Otters Holding Hands
Sea otters often hold paws while they sleep, so ocean currents don't drift them apart from each other.
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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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The tree that saves water
The Baobab's Rain Tank
A baobab tree can store thousands of liters of water inside its huge, spongy trunk, enough to help it survive a whole dry season without a drop of rain.
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A pouch of his own
The Seahorse Dad's Surprise
A daddy seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch on his belly and gives birth to the babies himself.
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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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Snuggled in stinging arms
The Clownfish's Cozy Hideout
A clownfish can swim safely among a sea anemone's stinging tentacles, which would sting almost any other fish that touched them.
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Roots on the move
The Tree That Walks
Mangrove trees grow roots that arch up out of the mud like a tangle of legs, letting them stand right in the salty sea.
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Never truly gone
The Plant That Comes Back
A resurrection plant can shrivel into a dry brown ball for years, then turn green again just hours after rain touches it.
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Sky's icy circle
A Ring Around the Sun
Sometimes a giant glowing ring circles the sun, painted by ice floating high in the sky.
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Traveling air
The Wind's Whisper
Wind is simply air hurrying from a place where it's pushing harder to a place where it's pushing less.
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Older than memory
Jupiter's Giant Storm
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a swirling storm so big it could swallow the entire Earth, and it has been raging for centuries.
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Mighty little lifter
The Tiny Strongman
A rhinoceros beetle can carry about 100 times its own body weight on its back.