In today's news, with Nancy and Hope:

New baby pangolin, old dirty jeans, and a gift from the Queen.

All that and more, coming up next.

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捷克首都動物園「台灣穿山甲」懷孕了

Formosan Pangolin at Prague Zoo is Pregnant

A Formosan pangolin (穿山甲) living in Prague is going to have babies.

4-year-old "Run Hou Tang" (潤喉糖) is a female pangolin from Taiwan.

She and male pangolin "Guo Bao" (果寶) lived at the Taipei Zoo.

In April this year, they traveled together to the Prague Zoo, in the Czech Republic.

The pangolins are part of a breeding program (穿山甲借殖計劃).

First, they had to spend some time in quarantine (隔離).

This is to make sure they were not sick.

Then the two pangolins started living together at the Prague Zoo in June.

The zoo says vets (獸醫) recently checked on Run Hou Tang…

And found out that she was pregnant!

園方為潤喉糖進行健康檢查，發現她懷孕了！

Vets say if everything goes well, Run Hou Tang should have her babies sometime in December or January.

Keepers at the Prague Zoo are very excited.

They say pangolin babies would be "a fantastic Christmas gift".

布拉格動物園表示，如果順利生產，潤喉糖的穿山甲寶寶將是第一隻在歐洲出生的，園方表示「那會是很棒的耶誕禮物」。

And the baby pangolins would be the first bred (培育) in Europe.

The Prague Zoo is the second zoo in Europe to host pangolins from Taiwan.

The first is Zoo Leipzig in Germany.

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破舊牛仔褲竟是美國老文物

How Much Money for an Old Pair of Jeans?

How much money would you pay for a pair of very old, very dirty jeans?

They were probably dark blue.

But it's a little hard to see the color, because the jeans are covered with dirt.

They are ripped at the bottom.

And there are also a few holes on the legs.

But some people say the jeans are "fantastic", and "extremely rare".

這雙牛仔褲又髒又破舊，卻有人說它【非常棒】也【非常稀有】。

And now these jeans have been sold at an auction…

For $87,000 U.S. dollars.

That's almost $2,800,000 NT!

Why are they so valuable (值錢)?

The jeans are from the 1880s.

They were found in an abandoned mine (廢棄的礦坑).

Some people like to collect (收集) old jeans like this.

In fact, the person who found the jeans searched for five years, and looked in at least 50 abandoned mines.

Jeans like this can tell us a lot about history.

This pair of jeans has many white spots on it.

Experts say the spots are bits of wax (蠟).

The wax comes from candles that miners used in dark underground tunnels.

It also has buttons for suspenders (吊褲帶).

Many men wore suspenders with their pants and jeans during that time.

The people who bought the old jeans say they would like to see it displayed in a museum.

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逾千隻泰迪熊轉送兒童慈善機構

Queen Elizabeth Bears Donated to Children

Some children in the U.K. will get a gift from someone special.

The gift is from the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The queen passed away on September 8th.

After she died, many people left flowers and gifts for her.

Now, Buckingham Palace says teddy bears left for the queen will be donated to a children's charity.

英國白金漢宮表示，民眾致哀所留下的泰迪熊，將捐給兒童慈善機構。

The palace says that's more than 1,000 bears!

First, the bears will be cleaned by professional cleaners.

Then they will be sent to the children's charity.

The charity says the bears will bring joy to the children they help.

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So, in today's News Bites…

A Formosan pangolin living in Prague is going to have babies.

4-year-old "Run Hou Tang" is a female pangolin from Taiwan.

Vets say if everything goes well, Run Hou Tang should have her babies sometime in December or January.

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A pair of very old jeans have been sold at auction for $87,000 U.S. dollars.

The jeans are from the 1880s.

Jeans like this can tell us a lot about history.

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And,

Buckingham Palace says teddy bears left for Queen Elizabeth II will be donated to a children's charity.

The palace says that's more than 1,000 bears!

First, the bears will be cleaned by professional cleaners.

Then, they will be sent to the children's charity.

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And that's today's episode of News Bites!