ニューギニア島には、大型の肉食獣がいなかったためです。

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ニューギニア島 大型 肉食獣 いなかった ため です

English Translation

That's because there weren't any large carnivores in New Guinea.

Furigana

ニューギニア(とう)には、大型(おおがた)肉食獣(にくしょくじゅう)がいなかったためです。

Romanji

Nyu-Giniatō ni wa, ōgata no nikushokujū ga inakatta tame desu.

Words

()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大型 (おおがた)
large; large scale; big; jumbo
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
肉食獣 (にくしょくじゅう)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る (いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケイ、 かた、 -がた
Meanings: mould, type, model
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジュウ、 けもの、 けだもの
Meanings: animal, beast