Sunfish, Japan and aquarium

Sunfish that began ailing after aquarium's closure recovers after human cutouts set up outside tank
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations. As a last-ditch measure to save the popular fish,
Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real challenge faced by staff at a Japanese aquarium when they noticed their sunfish was ailing.
Japanese aquarium places cardboard cutouts of people near tank of singular sunfish to cure its loneliness
Without its usual crowd of spectators, Kaikyokan’s sunfish essentially started to fall into a deep-sea depression.
Aquarium tapes human cutouts to tank after lonely sunfish refuses to eat alone
Aquarium tapes human cutouts to tank after lonely sunfish refuses to eat alone - The sunfish ate for the first time in about a week after human cutouts were used
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.
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.
'Lonely' fish shown pictures of humans to cheer it up during aquarium closure
An aquarium in Japan has come up with a creative solution to cheer up a “lonely” sunfish who is missing humans during the venue's closure for refurbishment. Staff at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki,
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium Announces Employee Furloughs Amid $6.1 Million Financial Shortfall
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is furloughing staff due to a financial crisis following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Director Julie Packard to Retire
Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She ...
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Founders of now-empty Bed-Stuy Aquarium hope to install permanent fish pond
Though it has been temporarily disassembled, the Bed-Stuy Aquarium has big plans for the future, organizers said last week, ...
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Adventure Aquarium welcomes two African penguin chicks
Gabby and Shubert are the 49th and 50th African penguin chicks born at the aquarium. The species is 'critically endangered' ...
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Diving in the Georgia Aquarium
Fear of diving in the open ocean is common. A confined dive, like the one at the Georgia Aquarium, can help apprehensive ...
Julie Packard to step down as Monterey Bay Aquarium executive director
It’s been an honor and a privilege to lead the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the past 40 years,” Packard said in the press ...
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NC Aquarium bids bittersweet farewell to Otter family
An otter family of six will be moving to a new home shortly, leaving the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) to ...
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99-year-old woman visits Virginia Aquarium on her last day in double digits
The Virginia Aquarium had a very special 99-year-old guest on Monday. Darlene MacRunnels decided to spend her last day in ...
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A New Crayfish Species Was Hiding in Plain Sight Among Common Aquarium Pets, Researchers Find
Native to Indonesian New Guinea, the crustacean comes in two color forms and is a popular pet choice in Europe, Japan, the ...