旭山動物園でアムールヒョウの赤ちゃんが誕生

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August twenty-first. From a famous zoo in Hokkaido, in northern Japan, comes some happy news about a very rare baby animal. Let's listen.

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

At this zoo, on the night of August fourth, one Amur leopard baby was born.

It means baby — used for human babies and animal babies alike.

The zoo announced this happy news on August fourteenth.

It means to announce — to tell news to everyone.

The baby is doing well. Whether it is a boy or a girl, we don't know yet.

It means healthy, or full of energy.

The Amur leopard is a big member of the cat family that lives in cold places, such as Russia.

It means companion, or a member of the same group or family.

There are only about one hundred wild Amur leopards in the world. They are very rare animals.

It means wild — animals living in nature, not in a zoo.

The day when visitors can see the baby has not been decided yet. The zoo plans to choose a name later.

It means to be decided.

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

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

At Asahiyama Zoo, in the city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido.

He came from Denmark. He is a three-year-old male leopard.

Only about one hundred. That is why this baby is so precious.

That's all for today. With only about one hundred left in the wild, every new baby brings hope for this beautiful leopard. I hope we can all meet the little one at the zoo soon. See you tomorrow.