words and photograph by Doug  gimesy when I first saw this flying fox form afar I thought here feet were tangled  in garbage. but when the bat flew closer I was surprsed to  see that she was flying with a baby and  the pup was barely hanging on These animal fly over 30 miles each day in search of food and the moms bring their babies with them when the pup are young and light a baby bat clamps on to its mother with  its teeth and  holds on to her fur with its feet. but sometimes a pup it too heavy or it loses its grip and fails off. wording as a flying fox  rescuer in Melbourne  Australia   I receive calls about  fallen baby bats all the time but Id never seen one still half hanging on before. as told to elizabeth hilfrank. from called the book national geographic kids.

lemur celebrates long life

stumpy the ring tailed lemur maked a major  milestone last moth It was his 39th birthday  making him the oldest leemur living in captivity right tauked iemurs typically live 15 to 25 year in human care and keepers at five sisters zoo scotland say stumpy who is great great grandfather is surpirngly fit for his age. on  the big day stumpy enjoyed  a special cake with  tow of sons red gae 21 and Julian  age 20 a guinness world records official said study has truly eamed his stripes. form called book the week junior.

hop skip a jump

  hop skip and a jump British  Jonathan  Edwards landed the longest triple jump at the  laaf world championships in gothenburg Sweden  on 7 aug 1995 an as yet unbeaten 18.29 in 60 ft 0.07in edwards broke the word record with both of his first  two efforts it the final recording 18.16 m 59ft 6.96 in before going out even farther in the next round. earlier that year  Edwards nicknamed witch at school  for his diminutive stature had make a wind assisted jump go 18.43m 60ft 5.59in at the European  cup that  was ineligible for the world record. from called book Guinness  world records.

food

fastest time to cake cupcake pyramid arrabging teatime could earn you a tasty not to mention a well earned snack once you'er done. set out six cupcakes either home made or bought before the time starts each cupcake must  be placed separterately and flat on a surface.build the pyramid in the following order using only one hand there  cupcake at the base followed by a layer of two and the final cupcake placed on top. only  pick up one cupcake  at a time  without sliding them across the table the pyramid has to stand for at least five seconds. if it falls try again minimum requirement 10 sec. form called book Guinness world records.

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an artistic penguin

 a northern  rockhopper has gone viral for the happy way she make art with her feet. Marley  who lives at an aquarium in taxas steps  in nontoxic  paint and walk across a canvas when she done she wagher tail and squawks. marly has always been all in keeper said. from called book the week junior.

fun

 in the town of monowi Nebraska  was a  one woman show elsie elder was  the mayor town clerk and rhe only resident monwi I'm the  talk of the town. from called book national gedgraphic kids 

bones

 what part of you body has the moust bones lest here it for your hands and and feet. The  bones there are part of your  skeleston the fromenework that support your body gives it  a shape and protects your organs you were born  with  with 300 bones they fuse thogether as you grow into 206 bones. more than half aare found in your hands and feet  there are 27 in each  hand and 26 in each  foot. form called book the ultimate  guide to alolst everything.

word of widows

 words of wisdom were it life to me decide  whether we should have movement without  newsapapers or newspaper without  a govement I should not hasitate a moment to prefer  the latter. Thomas Jefferson 

from called book national georaphic kids.

sly spies

 when  persuadent want the scoop on what  foreign  countries are up to tuen to the superslersleuths at the central ineligence agency (Cia ) its agents use technology  to gather  intelligence  or informatin from around the world other  times Cia go undercover meaning they pretend to be someone ele learn whats happening overseas. pssst l,ve got intel. surprosomg spies Cia agents have  included spy pigeons and some agency dogs have been trained to sniff out bombs. from called book national geographic kids.

lantern festival

 while the origina of lantern festival is unknown one theoy says that  it began tow thousand year ago with ham Magdi. Han migdi was chinese emperor who  wanted to spread buddhism throughout  china.buddism monks would hang  lantrnd in theie termples to honor buddha on the fifteenth day of  the first lunar moth emperor Han mingdi said poeple through the country should do some. today the lantern festival  chinese citizens light and admire lanterns watch fireworks shows eat tangyuan a rice ball with fillings and enjoy lion dance performances  decorate your own lantern for the lantern festival. often lanterns  will have a riddle written  on them whoevere solves the riddle gets a gift. form a called book almanac of fan.

Akiko

 aikido is Japanese martial art that help praciatitioners master  their mind body and ki life energy by not  flaring up into angeer and reaction the aikido master is able  to be the master of  all the energies  at play starting  with his her own. rather than matching firce with force he she blends  with the montion of  the attacker in order to redirect their momentum. this requires less energy and also helps to protect the atacker from injury for this reason aikido is a about mastering oneself not hearmin others. from called book ptoject happiness habdbook.