and coordinating together to make sure that they each got pieces of food that best fit their beaks. “Loki loves dried corn, and he only goes for the big, yellow ones!” writes their caretaker.

Garigari-kun ice candies and Black Thunder chocolates are two famous examples, but arguably the most cost-effective snack to date remains Umaibo. Umaibo are sticks made of the same puffed corn ...