In this issue of National Geographic Kids, go out on a limb to learn about margays and how their amazing climbing skills make these tree cats the acrobats of the rainforest.
Would you be happiest in ancient Greece or China?
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
lives along the river, which winds more than 2,600 miles (4,180 kilometers) from China
Sun bears are named for the golden patches of fur on their chests, which some people say resemble a rising sun. While their tongues may be extra-big, sun bears are actually the smallest bear species.
Mammals Sun Bear ByApril Capochino Myers Wandering through a dense forest in southern China
Get pictures and facts about eight awesome wacky landmarks.
Porcelain Dragon Yangzhou, China Please be respectful of copyright.
Learn all about these bamboo eaters.
pounds High in dense bamboo forests in the misty, rainy mountains of southwestern China
Meet the tiniest dinosaur—so far.
claws to scurry to the top of a hundred-foot-tall tree in what’s now northeastern China
Slowly stalking down the snowy hillside, the Amur leopard watches its prey through the trees. In the clearing below, a sika deer munches on tree bark, one of its few remaining food sources during the cold Russian winter. The leopard crouches, its body so low to the ground that its belly fur brushes the snow. Suddenly it bounds and springs forward, tackling the deer from 10 feet away. It’s dinnertime.
leopards can be found in the mountainous forests of eastern Russia and northern China
This chicken-size dinosaur had feathers and winglike limbs.
after finding a 150- to 160-million-year-old fossil of the dinosaur in northeastern China
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia with Iran to the west and Pakistan to the east.
section of the Silk Road, a route that merchants have traveled over land between China
Technically, yes. Here’s how it could work—and how long you might have to wait.
of circling the same old neighborhood, you could walk the streets of Shanghai, China
