Sunfish Depressed as Aquarium Closes for Renovations: Museum’s Ingenious Trick to Cheer It Up
The Umikokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, has been temporarily closed since December 1, 2024, for extensive renovations. While the facility is expected to reopen this summer, an unexpected issue has emerged: the aquarium’s star attraction, a sunfish (also known as mola mola or mambo), has been showing signs of poor health. The sunfish, … Read more