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A Sunfish Got ‘Lonely’ When Its Aquarium Closed for Renovations. Then, Staff Found a Creative Way to Cheer It Up
The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...
Temporarily closed aquarium finds solution for lonely, ailing sunfish
An aquarium in Japan closed Dec. 1 for renovation work, much to the apparent dismay of a lone sunfish. It missed people and stopped eating.
Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to cardboard cutouts of people
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, and began banging into the side of the fish tank.
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 ...