National Geographic Kids - USA (2022-06 & 2022-07)

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skunk’s day as it updates its feed.

BY ALLYSON SHAW

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JUNE / JULY 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS (^33)
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FingerFace
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STAR-NOSED
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SoftSpot FingerFace ImAHoot
SCREEN NAME: Stinker
LIVES IN: Most of North
America
FRIENDS
STRIPED
SKUNK
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
5:30 a.m.
Tonight I’m teaching my
kits how to be skunks.
First lesson: Finding grass-
hoppers. #SkunkSchool
My chicks are about to
leave the nest. Those
10 weeks flew by!
How did you smell it underwater?
Smart move, @Stinker. I’ll release
the killer milky toxin from my tail and
back just in case. #IAmNotFood
I’m glad I’m too old to be told when to
go to bed. I’m almost 30!
I sniffed one on a swim! It’s a
larva now, with gills and a tail.
I just blew out bubbles, held
them with my nose-fingers,
then inhaled the smelly bubbles
again. (What, like it’s hard?)
Uh-oh, I’m going to cover my nostrils
now—and hide underground!
It might be daytime, but y’all can
still wish upon a star!
I remember when I laid my own 200
eggs at the pond where I hatched.
Hmm ... I haven’t seen ’em since.
Let’s not overreact—I don’t see any
foxes here! (Plus I haven’t eaten today,
and you all look so yummy.)
And I’m 28. But it’s still my bedtime.
Good night—er, day.
WHO
TOOTED?
SPOTTED
SALAMANDER
GREAT
HORNED OWL
FingerFace
FingerFace
SoftSpot
SoftSpot
SoftSpot
Yikes—is that rustling a red
fox? Or a badger? You better
stay back. My stinky spray
will make you sick!
If you’re talking about your nose again ...
Time to tuck
the kits into the
ole hollowed log.
Stinker
FingerFace
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