Social distancing has been hard on eels, too. And Tokyo’s Sumida Aquarium, home to a community of 300 spotted garden eels, is worried about its little sea creatures. While shy by nature, over years of ...

(CNN) -- With much of the world's human population stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, one Japanese aquarium is exploring a new way to ensure its inhabitants don't get too used to the peace ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slowly slithering their way out of the sand, the tiny spotted garden eels at the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo have become ...

The news cycle can be grim these days. But every once in a while, a story still shows us the brighter sides of life during a global pandemic. Today, that story comes in the form of shy eels that are ...

TOKYO -- With much of the world's human population stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, one Japanese aquarium is exploring a new way to ensure its inhabitants don't get too used to the peace ...

A Japanese aquarium is calling on members of the public to play a virtual game of peek-a-boo with its community of about 300 eels to help prevent the creatures from getting shy under lockdown, NBC ...

Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo has been closed since March 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Keepers at the aquarium are asking people to FaceTime with the eels so they don't forget about having human ...

The time has come for us to show up for our fellow Earthlings — will you answer the call? A FaceTime call, that is… with a bunch of tiny eels. Tokyo’s Sumida Aquarium issued an ‘urgent’ message this ...