There
are many animals and human relationships that we come across every day. The
most common ones are, of course, with dogs and cats, but you can often see
strange relationships too like with a bear or even a tiger. Sometimes, you may
wonder whether marine animals are left behind in this unity between humans and
animals. But then, we all know how friendly dolphins are to us!
But
now, we come to meet a strange new marine friend. Hiroyuki Arakawa is a diver
in Japan who has been in this profession for about 25 years. He had to oversee
one of Japan’s religious Shinto shrines. It is called tori hich. The shrine is
located just under the Tateyama Bay surface in Japan. Arakawa must have felt a
bit lonely at times because while watching over the shrine, he had made a
strange friend – an Asian sheepshead wrasse whom he has named Yoriko.
It’s
a wonderful relationship and a video of them has gone viral. Arakawa can be
seen welcoming the fish with a lovely kiss. Of course, it’s cute but it might
sound unusual. However, don’t think that it is strange – studies show that fish
can identify a human face easier. In one study, two faces were shown in front
of a fish and the scientist trained them to spit jet at the specific picture.
Then, the faces were made black with the edges being evened out. Strangely
enough, the fish were capable to identify the faces they had been familiar with
again and again with 86% accuracy
So,
it’s no surprise that Arakawa had made a friend whom he loves for over a decade
now!
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