The Realm of Aquatic Life
Anthro Zoo
chapter 2
by
dellobenedetto
You decided to walk towards the aquarium first—you'd always found yourself aligned to the creatures of the sea when you were younger, and a part of you was eager to see what they may look like anthropomorphised. It wasn't too long a walk to get there, and when you arrived you were captivated by the lovely seabreeze scent filling your nostrils, taking away the feeling of the sun beating down.
Near the front of the exhibit, you saw a number of smaller fish anthros at a set of shallow pools with some of the younger kids, both humans and animals of all sorts, apparently talking them through swim lessons. They were all listening intently to the teachers, and the human kids in particular were utterly engrossed by the lesson—the novelty of the animals seemed to be helping immensely in that regard.
Next to the kiddie pools were the changing rooms, with two sectioned off—one for humans to use, and one for anthros. Interestingly, the anthro changing room, while separated into male and female, had a sign specifying that humans of either gender were welcome to hang out inside if they so chose—and if they were old enough, of course. Might be fun to try out, though for the moment you entered the human locker room and changed into a provided wet suit for when you were ready to take a dive.
After exiting the changing room, you spotted a path to the side where a seal and a dolphin stood in matching scuba-esque swimsuits—apparently that was the path to some of the aquarium's show pools, and they were advertising a show they were going to take part in. Next to them was a schedule listing the variety available—there were dolphin and seal shows, of course, but orca shows as well, and you also saw listings for anthros from some of the other exhibits. There was also a little indicator of whether or not it was a kid-safe performance, which was curious but not too surprising given what was mentioned at the changing rooms.
Further along, you found yourself in a set of raised tanks like a proper aquarium, with underwater scenery and coral reefs visible within. You had to brush past a crowd admiring a dance of bioluminescent jellyfish anthros in one of the darkened tanks, while one emulating a brighter reef had a few shark anthros swimming around, chatting with each other, and in a third a bulky sunfish anthro was lounging in the sun against some rock structures. There were ladders attached to the tanks to give you access; unsurprising that swimming with the anthros is so popular. In fact, you could see a few people already swimming, one of them clinging to a shark's fin with a look of joy on his face, while another tried mimicking the flowing dance moves of her angelfish partner with a bit of difficulty. You couldn't help but feel a bit... flustered, seeing them interact so intimately. Perhaps you'd find an anthro here that you could be equally, if not more, close to?
At the back of the aquarium was where the largest pools, practically lake-sized, resided, and it soon became clear why; a blue whale anthro, tall as a skyscraper, breached the water, her buxom body wearing a skimpy bikini emblazoned with the zoo's logo on one of the bra cups... A part of you was concerned that such a tantalizing sight was in full view of the young'uns practicing in the water on the other side of the exhibit, but... maybe it wouldn't be that much worse than what humans normally wear to the beach? And of course, distance was a factor. A few people were climbing around on her toned belly, and you could've sworn there were a few lumps in her bikini from folks caught between her blubbery skin and the fabric. What was more obvious was some flustered shrimp anthros at the blue whale's mouth, which she opened to let them climb inside. Strange to think of what in nature is typical predation as something consensual among anthros. Maybe you'd be able to join them inside her? Or perhaps, inside the second whale that breached alongside her—a humpback, male and showing off his pecs with a smirk on his face. Both were quite appealing... Then again, you could say that about most all of the aquatic anthros you've passed by so far.
Where were you going to go first?