名古屋の東山動植物園でアルマジロの赤ちゃんが誕生

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August twenty-fifth. At a zoo in Nagoya, a very unusual baby animal was born — a little armadillo. Let's listen.

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

There is a big zoo called Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

It means zoo — a place where you can see many animals.

On August fifteenth, a baby armadillo was born at this zoo.

It means to be born.

The armadillo is an animal from South America. Its body is covered with hard armor.

It means hard — not soft, like a rock or a shell.

When there is danger, it rolls up its body and becomes like a ball.

It means to roll something up into a round shape, like a ball.

The baby is healthy. Its mother is taking good care of it.

It means to raise — to take care of a child or a baby animal as it grows.

Two days later, at the same zoo, a baby slow loris — a small monkey — was also born.

It means same — not different, the one thing shared by both.

Both the armadillo and the slow loris are animals that become active at night.

It means night — the time when it is dark outside.

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

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

On August fifteenth, at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya.

It rolls up its body and becomes like a ball, because its body is covered with hard armor.

A slow loris — a small monkey that is active at night.

That's all for today. Two new babies at the zoo in one week — we hope they grow up big and strong. See you next time!