A sunfish at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Japan struggled with appetite and displayed distress after the facility closed for renovations. To alleviate the sunfish's boredom and stress from the absence of onlookers, the staff hung their uniforms and set up human-shaped cutouts outside its tank. Remarkably, the sunfish began eating again the following day, leading to its steady recovery. The aquarium hopes many visitors will return to see the sunfish when it reopens in the summer, recognizing the impact of human presence on its well-being.
The staff of the Kaikyokan aquarium were initially skeptical but decided to hang their uniforms and place cutouts of smiling faces outside the sunfish's tank to cheer it up.
After a week of not eating, the sunfish began to recover and eat again the day after keepers implemented the humane cutouts and uniforms outside its tank.
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