Lonesome sunfish in Japan aquarium finds comfort in cardboard faces


An ocean sunfish stopped eating when the Japanese aquarium it was in was closed for renovations in December 2024. - Shimonoseki_Aq/X

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.

In a post on social media platform X, the Kaikyokan Aquarium, located in the western Japanese city of Shimonoseki, shared a photo of the sunfish gliding past a lineup of staff uniforms with cardboard pictures of human faces attached to them.

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