'Swimming' fish fingers released at aquarium
Something fishy is going on at London aquarium… there appear to be fish fingers swimming in the tanks.After finding out that one-in-ten children thought that fish fingers are an actual type of fish, aquarists at Sea Life London decided to play a prank on them.
They released models of fish fingers - complete with fins, tails and eyes - into the tanks with more genuine species and billed them as bona-fide aquatic life
The experts hope people will be inspired to learn more about marine life… all very good, but try explaining that to the parents of children who suddenly don't want the eat the fish fingers they just saw swimming.
"In a recent survey we carried out with school children 1 in 10 actually named a fish finger as a real fish so we decided to put the public to the test," said General Manager Toby Forer. "We’ve had a lot of fun watching people trying to decide whether our “fishy” fish really were the source of their frozen tea time favourite but the reasons behind the joke are deadly serious.
"Believing there really is a fish finger fish is laughable stuff, but unless we all become more 'marine aware' the future of our vulnerable oceans is in question."
The Fish Finger Family will remain at the London Aquarium until 1st November.
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