Inflation angers the penguins at the Japanese aquarium

Japan has historically had a very low inflation rate, but today things are different. In the past few months, hardly a week has gone by without a restaurant, store or manufacturer announcing that they had to raise the price of their products. And that now affects not only the family's budget, but also the penguin's eating habits.

The penguins at this aquarium love to eat horse mackerel, but when mixed with other fish, they are not satisfied.

Among the residents of Kanagawa Prefecture's Hakone-en Aquarium is a group of penguins. They are quite fond of horse mackerel, or 'aji' in Japanese. Unfortunately, the price of aji has increased by 30%, and due to budget concerns, the aquarium has started mixing saba, another species of mackerel in the family Scombridae (aji is part of the family Carangidae) with a lower purchase price. in the penguin's diet.

However, some penguins are not happy with this change.

As seen in the video above, some of the penguins show no interest in the saba, even averting their eyes in disdain when their caretakers give them fish that are less expensive than what they normally eat. Saba is also a divisive eating option among otters, with some of them also turning away when offered a bite to eat.

But that does not mean that saba is a dish that is objected to by species worldwide. Because some species of penguins and otters are still willing to eat it. Fortunately, even for species that don't like to eat saba, most of their diet is still made up of the aji fish they like, and saba makes up 30 to 40 percent of the diet, according to the report. management of the aquarium.