Japan aquarium uses human cutouts to cheer up solitary fish

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,
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 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 Puts Cutouts Of People To Comfort Lonely Sunfish
An aquarium in Japan has come up with a unique and out-of-the-box idea to cheer up its lonely resident sunfish after the facility closed for renovations.
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.
Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Aquarium tapes human cutouts to tank after lonely sunfish refuses to eat alone
A solitary sunfish has been brought back from the brink with the help of fake humans. The rare fish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the attraction closed for renovations.
"Maybe It Became Lonely" — Aquarium Staff In Japan Comforts Sunfish With Smiley Cutouts
The Japanese aquarium posted a photo on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on 3 January, showing the sunfish named Mambo swimming in its tank, surrounded by cutouts of smiling faces and staff uniforms on hangers stuck to the glass. The heartwarming but hilarious post has gone viral, receiving more than 12.5 million views and comments.
Lonely sunfish in Japan gets cardboard human friends
Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.
Japan aquarium cheers up 'lonely' sunfish with staff uniforms, portraits on tank
A sunfish at a municipal aquarium undergoing renovation in this west Japan city became unwell, but recovered after its tank
Lonesome sunfish in Japan aquarium finds comfort in cardboard faces
SHIMONOSEKI: A lonely ocean sunfish in a Japanese aquarium, which seemed to be missing its human visitors and caretakers during the facility’s closure, has found a surprising source of comfort.
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Sunfish Saved by Creative Care at Japanese Aquarium
A sunfish at a Japanese aquarium became ill after the facility closed for renovations. In a novel attempt to help, aquarium staff used uniforms and human cutouts to simulate a crowd, prompting the ...
World’s loneliest fish left heartbroken & alone at closed down aquarium gets cardboard cutout friends to ease boredom
A SUNFISH that was literally dying of loneliness has been saved with a group of cardboard cutouts friends keeping it company.