Nature
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids mixes animal profiles, short videos, quizzes and puzzles on a browsable discovery site.
Subjects stretch from mammals and prehistoric creatures to space, science, history and U.S. states. For a child who would rather watch than read, the animal videos are an easy entry point, and the games include matching puzzles and action activities. Picking one animal, noting three surprising facts and comparing it with a relative makes a tidy visit. The site is built for short bursts of browsing, not as a course or a full school reference.
- Ages
- Primary-school readers; younger children with support
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Nature, Science, History
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Compare animal profiles
- Take a science quiz
- Play a gemstone matching game
- Watch short animal videos
Who it suits
Primary-school readers can browse on their own; younger children will want help with the reading.
Notes for parents
Factual articles share space with personality quizzes. Links lead out to other National Geographic and Disney sites.
Visit National Geographic Kids
In these guides
- For kids who can’t stop talking about animals: places to look things up: Animal websites and apps for curious kids, from zoo and aquarium sites to apps about mammals and coral reefs, grouped by the kind of animal a child is into.
More Nature
- Seek by iNaturalist: Kids seem to spend their time aiming a camera at leaves, beetles and birds, then filing each find into a growing collection.
- Merlin Bird ID: Kids hold a phone up to birdsong or snap a photo, and Merlin suggests which birds might be around them.
- Earth Rangers: Kids pick real-world conservation missions, earn badges and hear wildlife stories through the Earth Rangers app and podcast.
- Cornell Lab Bird Cams: Kids watch live cameras trained on real nests and feeders, with hawks, ospreys, albatrosses and toucans going about their day.
- Ranger Rick: Kids meet wild animals through Ranger Rick’s stories, photos, reading games, videos and a wildlife podcast.
- Journey North: Kids report the monarchs, hummingbirds and other migrants they spot, then watch sightings sweep across a live map.
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers has animal and plant profiles, zoo stories, facts and printable activities.
- Natural History Museum: Activities for All: The Natural History Museum’s Activities for All page lists ways to explore nature at home or close by.