横浜の動物園で国内初のオオアリクイの双子が誕生

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August tenth. At the Zoorasia zoo in Yokohama, twin baby giant anteaters were born this spring — the first anteater twins ever in Japan. Now there is happy news about them. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

At a zoo in the city of Yokohama, twin baby giant anteaters were born. They are the first giant anteater twins ever born in Japan.

It means twins — two babies born at the same time.

The giant anteater is an animal from South America. It has a long snout and a big tail, and it eats ants with its long tongue.

It means tail — the tail of an animal.

It was the mother's first time caring for babies, and raising them was difficult for her. So the zoo staff gave the babies milk and raised them by hand.

It means to raise or to bring up — for example, raising a child or an animal.

The two babies have different personalities. One is quiet and sleeps a lot. The other one is lively and moves around a lot.

It means personality or character.

On August sixth, the zoo announced that it will show the babies to visitors in a special viewing. There will also be a vote to choose the babies' names.

It means opening something to the public — here, showing the baby animals to visitors.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

Giant anteaters — twin babies, the first anteater twins ever born in Japan.

They gave the babies milk and raised them by hand, because it was the mother's first time and caring for the tiny twins was difficult.

That's all for today. Two tiny twins, born at half the usual size, are now more than double their birth weight and will soon meet their fans at the zoo. If you visit Yokohama this summer, maybe you can see them too. See you next time!