Japan aquarium uses human cutouts to cheer up solitary fish

Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutouts
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations
Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
Another Japanese aquarium came up with a similarly creative solution to keep its animals used to human interaction. During the Covid lockdown in 2020, Tokyo’s Sumida Aquarium asked for ...
Japanese aquarium uses cardboard human cutouts to cheer up fish
A video obtained by Reuters on Tuesday (January 21) showed how an aquarium in Japan's Yamaguchi has come up with a unique solution to improve the deteriorated health of its beloved sunfish affected by the lack of visitors - making cutouts of human faces to paste them on the tanks.
‘Lonely’ Sunfish Comforted by Cardboard Cutouts of People After Aquarium Closes Due to Renovations
The aquarium noted, “We didn't know the cause [of the fish feeling unwell] ... but one of the staff members said, ‘Maybe he's lonely without the visitors?’ "
Japan aquarium uses human cutouts to cheer up solitary fish: ‘He’s lonely without visitors'
Japanese aquarium staff used cut-out human companions to cheer up a lonely sunfish, leading to improved health.
Japanese aquarium places cardboard cutouts of people near tank of singular sunfish to cure its loneliness
An aquarium in Japan is using cardboard cutouts of visitors to cheer up its lonely resident sunfish who stopped eating after the building closed to real-life visitors. Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki,
Sunfish that began ailing after aquarium's closure recovers after human cutouts set up outside tank
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell ...
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Staff makes human cutouts for ‘lonely’ sunfish missing visitors during aquarium closure
TOKYO (AP) — A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month ...