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Even fish get lonely? A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite after the facility closed for renovations. So staff put life-size photos of humans outside the tank. The fish seemed to improve!

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In this photo released by Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum "Kaikyokan," a sunfish swims near cardboard cutouts of people in uniforms at Kaikyukan in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, southern Japan Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kaikyokan via AP)
AP News · Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutoutsBy MARI YAMAGUCHI
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Jan 23, 2025, 08:38 PM·Public·Web
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Maybe it would feel even better if there was a second sunfish? And it wasn't in a tank?

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@ScienceDesk @AssociatedPress This is like the fish version of those people who make up for being lonely by chatting with ChatGPT.

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