A Nat Geo Kids magazine cover featuring a leaf sheep sea slug and the Pokemon Shaymin. Text reads: POKÉMON LOOK-ALIKES These sea slugs have some serious superpowers (Shaymin looks like leaf sheep). PLUS Get up close with snow leopards, and learn how you can help them!

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Bright colors, defensive superpowers, and the ability to “evolve” by taking traits from other creatures—sounds sort of like Pokémon, right? Turns out, real-life animals called nudibranchs (NEW-dih-branks) and sea slugs have these attributes, too! In this issue you'll meet six nudibranchs and one sea slug that just might remind you of a few cool Pokémon.

Next, we think you'll "like" these social media posts made by snow leopards. The Snow Leopard Trust has placed some 40 camera traps in the mountains of Central Asia—when one of these cats moves past motion detectors, they set off the snap of the camera. So in a way, snow leopards are taking their own selfies! Check out the cool photos, plus find out what these big cats might share if they were on social media.

Have you ever lost a ring down the drain? So did the ancient Romans! In this Time Machine article, you'll see some of the colorful gemstones that people lost in bathhouse drains 1,700 years ago.

Then get 10 cool facts about holidays like this one: The ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to ring in the new year weighs as much as 15 large grizzly bears.

Finally, what does your birthday say about you? We uncover the mythology behind the 12 zodiac signsand share what the signs might say about your personality!

Other stories in this month's issue:

  • Weird But True!: Check out fun facts you can share with your friends.
  • Cool Inventions: These amazing sneakers were grown by bacteria.
  • Be the Scientist: Count how many marine iguanas you see in a drone photo, just like the a real iguana researcher.

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