A Queensland grouper left reeling after coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of his aquarium has fallen hook, line and sinker for a group of schoolchildren.Aquarium boss Daniel Leipnik said Chang the grouper missed seeing thousands of faces pass by his tank each day, and stopped eatingChang's heart sank when the Cairns Aquarium in the state's far north closed its doors in March.They said he missed the human interaction of seeing thousands of faces pass by his tank each day.
"The fact that the kids took the time in their classroom to draw these pictures and the fact that we could put the pictures up and make Chang feel better, is just beautiful." Year 1 teacher Di McRae said many of the children could identify with Chang's sudden isolation, having themselves been away from their friends for weeks amid COVID-19 restrictions."They wanted to bring him a little bit of joy.""When we couldn't come to school, some of us were feeling gloomy too, but we are really glad to be back at school in our classroom.
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