Become a Guinness World Record

According to NHK News Web Easy, the Koala at zoo in Awaji Island, Hyogo prefecture, in Japan, became 24 years old on 1st of February last month and has became a Guinness World Record as the longest life among all koalas raised by humans.

This Koala is female and named as [Midori] ,which is green in English, was born in Australia and came to this zoo when she was 6 years old. Midori, if she is a human, could be around 110 years old. However, even now she eats eucalyptus leaves lots and climbs the trees. She loves to be cleaned with a brush.

The staff at the zoo told that “She is very gentle personality and we think of her as our family and from now on we will continue taking care of her properly.”

The previous world record holder was a female koala in Australia and she was 23 years old.

The Japanese actual article by News Web Easy

For those who are studying Japanese, perhaps love to challenge reading the blow.

兵庫県の淡路島の動物園にいるコアラが先月１日に２４歳になって、「人が育てたコアラの中でいちばん長生き」というギネスの世界記録になりました。

このコアラは雌で「みどり」という名前です。オーストラリアで生まれて、６歳のときこの動物園に来ました。「みどり」は、人だったら１１０歳ぐらいですが、今もユーカリの葉をたくさん食べて、木に登ります。ブラシできれいにしてもらうことがとても好きです。

動物園の人は「とてもおだやかな性格で、家族のように思っています。これからもしっかり世話していきます」と話していました。

今までの世界記録は、オーストラリアの雌のコアラで２３歳でした。

NHK News Web Easy Site

This is a great website for learners. After having challenged reading the above Japanese article, why don’t you visit the blow website and check yourself how you have done your reading!!!

lhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10012914851000/k10012914851000.html

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