Japan aquarium uses human cutouts to cheer up solitary fish

Solitary sunfish stops eating during Japanese aquarium’s temporary closure
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.
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.
Fishes Too Feel 'Lonely': Japan Aquarium Uses Human Cutouts To Cheer Up Sunfish
A sunfish at Japan's Kaikyokan Aquarium became unwell, possibly due to loneliness caused by the lack of visitors during renovations that began in December 2024. To cheer it up, staff decorated its tank with photos of faces and uniforms,
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.
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 fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.
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.
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
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
"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.
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.
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.
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.