© 2025 KUNR
Illustration of rolling hills with occasional trees and a radio tower.
Serving Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Your gift to the station will go twice as far thanks to a generous matching grant from the Greg Nelson Trust.
Now is the time to act: Click here to donate to KUNR today. 🧡

Soaring inflation has not spared the oh-so-picky penguins of Japan

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel.

Soaring inflation has not spared the oh-so-picky penguins of Japan. To cut costs, zookeepers at the Hakone-en Aquarium have turned to cheaper mackerel snacks for their penguin pals. Many of them are turning their beaks up. Their caretakers tell AFP the switch to the new menu is even more unpopular with the aquarium's otters. But they say they aren't worried because they'll still have some of the more choice nibbles on hand.

It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.