In today's news, with Nancy and Hope:

A zoo is back, a "Carrot" is caught, and the U.K.'s most-streamed song this year.

All that and more, coming up next!

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改造完成 高雄壽山動物園試營運

Shoushan Zoo Reopens

Shoushan Zoo is back!

The zoo in southern Taiwan will reopen on December 16th.

It was closed for more than a year.

During this time, the zoo went through lots of renovations (整修).

The zoo says it wants to have more things for families to enjoy.

The renovations also give the zoo animals a better living environment.

Keepers say the enclosures for the animals are now cleaner and have more fresh air.

Another big change is the new skywalk (空中廊道).

It's a path that is high up in the air.

And it goes over many of the places where animals live.

Visitors can walk along the path, and look at the animals from above.

There are also places on the path where people can walk into a hut (山形屋).

Inside, the visitors can see the animals from another angle (角度).

And capybaras (水豚) now live at the zoo too.

They live in the same enclosure with alpacas and miniature donkeys.

水豚會與羊駝、迷你驢等多種草食動物混養。

There will also be a fountain area, for children to play in the water.

And starting in 2023, the zoo will also have a three-floor restaurant.

The zoo says the restaurant will let visitors experience what it is like to be locked in a cage.

Sounds like there's going to be a lot to do!

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英男釣出30公斤巨大「金魚」

Fisherman Catches "The Carrot"

It's big and bright orange.

It's named "The Carrot".

That's with a capital "T" and a capital "C".

It's a giant fish!

The Carrot lives in a lake in France.

She was born from a leather carp (無鱗鯉魚) and koi (錦鯉).

The Carrot got her name, because she is a bright orange color.

In fact, she looks like Magikarp, the fish Pokemon.

And she weighs 30 kilograms!

That's about as heavy as a big dog!

The people who work at the lake say many fishermen visit.

The bright orange Carrot is easy to see in the water.

But she is smart and heavy, so fishermen say she is hard to catch!

One fisherman from the U.K. recently caught The Carrot.

He pulled and pulled on his fishing line for 25 minutes, and finally pulled The Carrot out of the water.

Don't worry…

They quickly took some photos, weighed The Carrot, and put her back in the water.

The lake has a "no retention" rule.

Anyone who catches a fish has to put it back in the water.

Workers say they put The Carrot into the lake about 20 years ago.

And she has grown and grown since then.

「胡蘿蔔」約在20年前被人放進湖中，長相神似"寶可夢"中的「鯉魚王」。

But the workers say The Carrot is not the biggest fish in the lake.

They say there are many fish in there that weigh over 40 kilograms!

And they say The Carrot is very healthy.

They think she might even live for another 15 years or more.

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英國2022串流音樂冠軍

U.K.'s Most-streamed Song of 2022

Here's the U.K.'s most-streamed song of 2022.

It's Harry Styles' "As It Was".

Music-streaming companies, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer say "As It Was" was the top song of the year.

It beat out songs from many other artists like Ed Sheeran, Drake, and Taylor Swift.

Harry says the song is about change and growth.

哈利說這首歌在探討人生中的改變與成長。

In the song, he sings about loneliness, growing up, and moving on.

Spotify says "As It Was" had been streamed 1.5 billion times this year.

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So, in today's News Bites:

Shoushan Zoo will reopen on December 16th.

The zoo went through lots of renovations.

The zoo says it wants to have more things for families to enjoy, and a better living environment for the animals.

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The Carrot is a giant fish that lives in a lake in France.

She is a bright orange color, and weights 30 kilograms!

A U.K. fisherman recently caught The Carrot.

Don't worry, he took some photos, and quickly put her back into the water!

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And…

The U.K.'s most-streamed song of 2022 is Harry Styles' "As It Was".

Music-streaming companies, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer say "As It Was" was the top song of the year.

It beat out songs from many other artists like Ed Sheeran, Drake, and Taylor Swift.

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