愛媛のとべ動物園でジャガーの双子の赤ちゃんを公開

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August twenty-sixth. At a zoo in western Japan, twin baby jaguars have just met the public for the first time. Let's listen.

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

There is a zoo called Tobe Zoo in Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku.

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

On June sixteenth this year, twin baby jaguars were born at this zoo.

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

The jaguar is a big member of the cat family that lives in South America. It is good at swimming.

It means to swim — to move through water.

The girl's body is yellow like her father's, and it has black markings.

It means pattern — the spots or shapes on an animal's fur.

The two cubs have grown up healthy. Since August twenty-fifth, they have been shown to visitors.

It means opening something to the public, so everyone can see it.

The twins do not have names yet. The zoo is collecting name ideas until September sixth.

It means collecting or recruiting — asking many people to send in ideas.

The names will be decided in September by a visitor vote.

It means voting — choosing something by counting people's votes.

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

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

On June sixteenth this year, at Tobe Zoo in Ehime Prefecture.

It is yellow with black markings, just like her father.

By a visitor vote. The zoo is collecting name ideas until September sixth.

That's all for today. If you visit Ehime, you can meet the twins — and even help choose their names. See you next time!