Photo : ShutterstockThe Sumida Aquarium in Japan is inviting people to have a short Facetime call with their tank of garden eels.
This is no livestream; it’s a two-way call, and they specifically want the eels to see your face.
Now that the aquarium is closed to visitors, the eels are starting to get shy again.
What’s a garden eel?
Here’s what they look like:If you want to Facetime these eels (and, yes, you’ll need the Facetime app on iOS), the aquarium is asking that you do so during May 3-5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tokyo time.