National Geographic Kids USA - April 2017

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The


“barking pigeon”


has a call that sounds like a


loud dog.


A newborn kangaroo


is about as^ long as a paper clip.


Some sea


stars break


off their


own arms


when frightened.


An


alligator


grows about


3 ,000 teeth


in a


lifetime.


Food passes
through a

giant squid’s


brain on the way


to its^ stomach.


A sea


turtle


can weigh as
much as a

water


buffalo.


Warthogs
don’t have

warts.


The fastest falcon can


outpace a speeding
race car.

totally wild


facts about


animals


BY ERIN WHITMER

The


“barking pigeon”


has a call that sounds like a


loud dog.


A newborn kangaroo


is about as^ long as a paper clip.


The fastest falcon can


outpace a speeding
race car.

Some sea


stars break


off their


own arms


when frightened.


An


alligator


grows about


3 ,000 teeth


in a


lifetime.


Food passes


through a


giant squid’s


brain on the way


to its^ stomach.


A sea


turtle


can weigh as
much as a

water


buffalo.


Warthogs
don’t have

warts.


10 APRIL 2017

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