Talking with a wiggle
The Bee's Dancing Directions
A honeybee that finds a rich patch of flowers can tell her hivemates exactly where it is, just by dancing in the dark.
Habitat
Grassland wonders
Story
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.
Small but strong
The Mighty Ant Team
One tiny ant can lift many times its own body weight, and a whole colony can move things far too big for any single ant.
Story
A pocket-sized start
The Kangaroo's Tiny Traveler
A newborn kangaroo is smaller than a jellybean and must crawl, blind and alone, straight up into its mother's pouch.
Story
Following the light
The Sunflower's Slow Dance
A young sunflower slowly turns to follow the sun all day, then quietly swings back to face east again by dawn.
Story
Cool light maker
The Firefly's Lantern
A firefly can glow without ever feeling warm, lighting up the summer night with a built-in lantern near its tail.
Wrapped in wonder
The Butterfly's Quiet Change
A crawling caterpillar can wrap itself in a quiet little case and later emerge as an entirely new creature: a butterfly.
Music made of wings
The Cricket's Nighttime Song
A cricket doesn't sing with its mouth at all; it makes its chirping song by rubbing a pair of special wings together.
Story
Thousands of miles home
The Butterfly's Long Journey
Monarch butterflies fly up to 3,000 miles to a place none of them have ever been before, following a path their great-great-grandparents once flew.
Story
Memory keeper
Wise Elephant
The oldest elephant in a herd remembers the way to water holes that only she has ever visited.
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.