Skype calls with eels

Skype calls with eels

A Japanese aquarium closed during the coronavirus outbreak is asking people to make video calls to their eels so the sensitive creatures remember humans exist and do not pose a threat. The Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo has been closed since March and its animals have become used to a largely human-free environment. ‘Creatures in the aquarium don’t see humans except keepers and they have started forgetting about humans,’ it said on its Twitter account last week. ‘Garden eels disappear into the sand and hide every time the keepers pass by,’ it noted. The aquarium is setting up five tablets facing the tank housing the creatures, with eel enthusiasts asked to connect through iPhones or iPads via the FaceTime app.