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.

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, and began banging into the side of the fish tank.

A sunfish at Japan's Kaikyokan Aquarium became unwell, possibly due to loneliness caused by the lack of visitors during ...

The creature appeared to rediscover its appetite after seeing some familiar images outside its aquarium tank during renovation work, keepers said.

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