Bay City Aquarium

The Bay City Aquarium is located inside *Oak Bay* Sim, North-East from Bay City residential areas, on the shores of Gulf Of Lauren. It is one of the Parks And Recreation Areas of Bay City.

## Description

The road coming from South ends at the gates of the aquarium. From there, a dirt path continues. The first thing to be encountered is a domed building with danger signs on its entrance metal door. Inside, there are big and dangerous marine animals. They have feeder buttons and notes indicating what they are:

* **Boripede** *Found in a habitat beyond the region of Secundus. One specimen brought back to date.* You can ride it (and end-up in its mouth).
* **Sea Pony** *May be found invarious locations. Less shy than common varieties. My name is Spungletrumpet. Will slap if startled.* The exibit has a saddle.
* **Mooff** *A toxic life form, found in certain wreckage sites and inhabiting deep caves. Intelligent, powers of suggestion. Highly dangerous.* It blows colour in water and does not move.
* **Feathery Cyclopean** *Species of unknown origin. First detected in classified wreck site. Appears highly intelligent. Lethal sting & glare.* Consists of filaments of blue glowing tentacles.
* **Triclops Glowfish** *Found in public water supply. Pollution might be a factor. The squid is irrelevant. Mostly harmless.* It is a small and glowing fish. There can be seen tentacles of a squid outside of a vase.
* **Burrp Bloater** *Very unsociable and solitary. Emerges when least expected. Yeasty diet. Noxious.* It is something like a coral reef with tentacles and eyes.

Apart form exhibits, rats are also present.

Outside, in front of the building, there is a metal fish statue with an unicorn horn and a propeller to its back. The note says:

* **Delphinious Submarine** *An example of mysterious fleet. Possible origin located in an ancient temple. Wrecks found far and wide. Warning: tiny radiation.*

Next to left, there are two wooden platforms from where one can see two water basins surrounded by fences. Wooden signs advertise what they hold inside:

* **Sea Turtle** *Widely found in the seas. You can hatch a ride, like in the movies, but it may take some time.* Indeed, there is one single turtle inside the pond.
* **Penguins** *Yep, there's pretty much of it. You can watch but they won't move. Don't p-p-pick them up.* There are six immobile penguins close to the pond. A white pigeon is on the fence.

There is a crocodile warning sign between the two ponds, but there are no crocodiles.

Next, there is a large platform to right, with a large view over a gulf blocked with fences. The fences split the area into three different basins. A large transparent underwater tunnel can be seen too. There are notes about what species live there:

* **Catfish Giganticus** *Take the underwater tunnel for a closer look. Eats: anything.*
* **Sharks & Rays** *Take the underwater tunnel for a closer look. No swimming.*
* **Whale** *That's the big grey thing. Not as common in the seas as it might be. Save the whale! Sings beautifully.*

Next thing to see is located on the left, where a fence isolates a part of sea water from the ocean. A note advertises what to be found inside:

* **Sea Serpents** *May be found all over the seas, sometimes in captivity. These two are a pair: Morgawr & Nessie.* Indeed, there are two small and long, pink snakes inside.

Next, to the right, there is a long and cylindrical aquarium building with doors at its end. Inside there are four small aquariums hosting smaller species:

* **Mer Mole** *Yes, I know it's silly, but have you seen a sturgeon? We're doing a lot of works under those waves. Evolution. Enjoy! Mmm eel worms!* The animal looks more like a mole than like a fish.
* **Lionfish** *Rawwwr. Beware, stingy things.* There is one fish that doesn't look dangerous, swimming through many smaller fish.
* **Octopus** *Haz garden? Beware tentacles or not.* There is a shiny octopus inside.
* **Jellyfish** *The cubes always taste so nice. Beware of stingy bits.* There are two, one red and one yellow.
* **Fish** *Yes they have names. Aren't they pretty though. Man eating! (only kidding).* There are about 4 species of fish inside.
* **Horseshoe Crab** *There's always one tank that looks totally empty. Feeling fobbed off? Psst, look down. (no it's not an old helmet). There is something moving on the floor inside.*
* **Leopard Catfish** *Commonplace in SL's seas (what.. this one really exists?... It's actually very small huh?) RL similarities purely coincidental.* There is one fish inside.
* **Lots Of Fish** *Going around... and... round... and... round... your are feeling sleepy. Donations please here.* There are four species of fish, including a large group that moves around in circles.

Next, the path leads to a bridge over the gulf. Just before the bridge there is one wooden platform that allows visitors to have a great view. A wooden sign informs:

* **Squid** *Take the underwater tunnel for a closer look. Warning: tentacles.* The squid can, indeed, be better seen through the tunnel which ends nearby.

After the bridge, one path leads left to another platform. The note here reads:

* **Octopus** *Take the underwater tunnel for a closer look. Warning: tentacles.* Indeed, the octopus can be seen close to the end of the tunnel.

Just opposite, there is a platform to the right, where a wooden sign tells us what to see:

* **Sharks & Rays** *Take the underwater tunnel for a closer look.* The same mark can be seen on the other side of the gulf.

Next, the path leads back to where it started, at the domed building. From here, the Hairy Hippo Fun Land roller coaster is in sight, where another adventure waits.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* Parks And Recreation Areas
* Bay City
* Sansara

There is a paved road that leads down to water to the animals. Visitors are advised not to tap the glass as *if it breaks we're not coming to get you* because of the sharks. Walking through the tunnel, one can see not only the three species advertised before, but also many small fish and large squids.