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    Penguins and otters at a Japanese aquarium have rejected cheaper fish that was introduced after food prices increased substantially. The aquarium switched to a less expensive variety of fish to cut costs, but the penguins take the new fish into their mouths before deciding they don't like it and dropping it. The otters have refused the cheaper fish altogether. The aquarium hopes food prices will fall back to normal levels before it can fully revert to the traditional, more expensive fish.

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    Picky eaters: Penguins in Japanese aquarium

    reject cheaper fish


    By Agence France-Presse, adapted by Newsela staff on 09.05.22
    Word Count 325
    Level 820L

    Inflation has affected people all around the world — and animals, too. Photo: schleuderzunge/Pixabay Photo: schleuderzunge/Pixabay

    Penguins and otters at a Japanese aquarium are feeling the effects of inflation. That's when the
    price of things go up. Right now, food costs a lot more than usual in Japan and other places
    around the world. So the aquarium is buying a new, cheaper food for its penguins and otters after
    a jump in prices made the usual food too costly. But there's a problem. The animals are refusing to
    eat the cheaper food!

    The Hakone-en Aquarium is in central Japan. It is just west of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. In an
    effort to spend less money, the aquarium stopped serving some of its traditional and more
    expensive horse mackerel, which is a type of fish. The aquarium is providing a cheaper variety
    instead.

    This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.


    But not all the animals approve of their new meal. Some penguins turn up their beaks at the
    mackerel.

    "They take it into their mouths at first, but then they decide they don't like it and drop it," said
    Hiroki Shimamoto. He's the head of the aquarium.

    Otters Say "No Way!"

    He guesses that the picky penguins may be objecting


    to the size of their new meals. They are bigger than
    usual.

    "They sense something is off," he said.

    The problem is even worse among the aquarium's


    otters. They have all rejected the cheaper fish,
    Shimamoto added.

    Fish Prices Have Gone Up

    The aquarium said it made the switch after horse mackerel prices went up about 20 percent to 30
    percent from last year. Prices rose because fishermen could not catch as much. When there was
    not enough to sell, they sold what they had for a higher price.

    The aquarium is still purchasing some horse mackerel, but it has no plans to go back entirely.
    Prices must fall first, Shimamoto said.

    "It all depends on when things get back to normal."

    This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

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