The Garden Eels of Tokyo are Forgetting About Humans, and Sumida Aquarium Needs Your Help
2020.05.02 |
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- According to the aquarium's recent announcement, this means that some of the aquarium's animals have grown a little too used to isolation. While the garden eels (small burrowing eels) of Sumida Aquarium once spent hours a day popping in and out of the sand, staring right back at the faces of the many human visitors without fear, it seems they've grown a little... shy. As soon as they see anybody walk by, even an aquarium keeper, they hide in the sand and refuse to come out. This means that their caretakers can't even make regular visual checks, necessary to keep tabs on the health of the eels. Well, we can't have shy garden eels, can we?
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↑(The poster features the caretakers begging for your help!)
Which is why Sumida Aquarium is holding an "Emergency! Garden Eel Show-Your-Face Festival!" The plan, being put in place try to keep the little garden eels from forgetting about humans altogether, is simultaneously simple, very silly, and really very practical: for three days, anyone with an iPhone or iPad can call into the aquarium's Facetime accounts, and have a video call... with the garden eels. Forget the boring Zoom meetings you've probably been in for work lately! Chat with the garden eels instead!
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↑(Their Twitter post included this image that says "Please help us & stay home... show your faces so the garden eels will remember the existence of humans, until we can again open for business.)
Want to participate? The cool thing about the event is that it's easy for anyone around the world to join in! Using the Facetime app, you can say hello to the garden eels of Sumida Aquarium without ever getting up from the couch. They even want you to speak to them and wave, so they get used to the sound and movement of humans again. Just call one of the designated e-mail addresses during the event hours to participate. (They ask that you keep your call to 5 minutes, to allow lots of people to join in!)
Date: May 3 ~ 5
Hours: every day from 10:30 to 14:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Email Addresses:
helpchin001@gmail.com, helpchin002@gmail.com, helpchin003@gmail.com, helpchin004@gmail.com, helpchin005@gmail.com
If you're lucky, you might even catch one of the garden eel feeding times! The eels get especially lively and enthusiastic, and the aquarium says it's not to be missed.
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- If you decide to call in, let us know all about the experience on the Japankuru twitter, instagram, and facebook! We'd love to hear all about your Facetime call with the garden eels.
Source: Official Sumida Aquarium Event Page, Twitter Announcement
- If you decide to call in, let us know all about the experience on the Japankuru twitter, instagram, and facebook! We'd love to hear all about your Facetime call with the garden eels.
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Name Sumida Aquarium (すみだ水族館) Address 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Website https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/news/details/2236/
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