Sounds of crashing waves and the call of seagulls are heard here. The light is brighter, too, which helps create the feel of being at the beach. The tanks are recessed in the wall and feature water-spitting Archerfishes and Pot Belly Sea Horses along with other creatures that live near shorelines. The images are projected on a television screen. The floor looks like sand on which fallen fronds from nearby palm trees have left imprints.
Palms decorate the room in both free standing and painted forms.
Origins Peacock Flounders are found in Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Brazil. Pot Belly Sea Horses are from southern Australia and New Zealand. Archerfish live in Asia and Northern Australia. South America is the home of Four Eyes, and Lookdowns live in Nova Scotia, Uruguay and the eastern Atlantic. The powers of waves are explained in Waves in Motion, an exhibit that shows how waves are formed.