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You walk into a classroom that's filled with fish tanks. The left wall is entirely filled with jars or preserved sea creatures. In the back of the class you see an exhausted looking chicoon sitting at a desk reading over a thick book. You make it a few steps into the room, but before you can pick a seat you're stopped by an excited pink Chicoon.

Hello! Welcome to marine biology. My name is Tumble and I'm the teachers assist. I basically help miss grumpy pants Selkie over there with her class. While you're in this class you'll be learning all about the ocean and the wonderful creatures that live in it. We even have a few field trips planned. This is going to be so great! I know you're just going to love it here.

I'm so excited to see another new face! What's your name? Oh before I forget! Here's a little name tag and a getting to know you form. Why don't you go find a seat and fill those out?

Syllabus
This class rolls over at midnight EST. Keep this in mind, all assignments must be turned in on time. no late work accepted
Fully fill out your assignments. If you miss a part of the form you will be skipped
You can do one or all of the assignments, but only do one of each.


Daily Selkie Fact

Today we will be talking about the moray eel

ahem

When the jaws open wide and there's more jaws inside
that's a moray!

When it sulks in a reef and has two sets of teeth
that's a moray!

when an eel bites your thigh and you bleed out and die
that's a moray!

put your hand in that crack and you won't get it back
that's a moraaaaayyyyyyy

Have questions? Feel free to ask them in the discord or over pms. I'm happy to tell you more!

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Daily Attendance
-This form is for all those chicoons who want an easy A-

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Daily Assignment

Great! Now that we all have a fish I want you to think long and hard about where the fish might live. The body shape, coloration, and behavior might give you some hints. Observe your creature and write down what kind of habitat you think it would live in. This isn't graded on correctness so please feel free to guess. I just want you to make some inferences based on what you see and what you already know.

Draw or write about the environment your sea creature lives in, feel free to include your chicoon in the drawing too! Get creative!
didn't pick one yesterday? don't like your previous choice? it's ok! You can pick a new one!
the minimum requirement is 50 words or a colored sketch
if you don't have a chicoon of your own you're able to use Miles

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Equipment Return Form
Are you done with your rental gear? Go ahead and put it over there in my bin so I can get it cleaned up.

This form can be used to exchange unwanted clothing item for one of the following items
-Model Shark-
-Shark Tooth-
-Fish Flakes-

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Link to clothing earned:
Item Choice:

This form will not give you an extra roll. Please only fill it out if you are exchanging a clothing item
By filling out this form you promise not to use the clothing image that crow sent you. 🦀 will be very sad if you do that

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General Equipment

50% of sharks are actually smaller than 3 feet and over 80% are smaller than 5!
Horns [c] | Must be Shark Fin Shaped

Shark teeth can be a wide variety of colors such as white, tan, brown, or even black! This color is affected by what kind of sediment the tooth is preserved in.
Teeth Edit [c] OR Fang Edit [c]

Most aquarium fish flakes are made of a mixture of fish, squid, and shrimp meal along with earthworms and spirulina. Yummy?
Tongue Edit [c]

Diaphonization uses a chemical called trypsin to turn an animal transparent and then uses a variety of dyes to stain the bones.
Design Edit | Skeletal Markings - No bigger than back thigh, Pupil Edit [uc] | missing, and Iris Edit [uc] | full eye

Many aquariums use a bubbler to ensure there's enough dissolved oxygen in the water. Otherwise the fish may suffocate!
Sparkles/Particles [uc] | Water Drops or Bubbles

Specimens preserved for dissection are kept in a mixture of 2% propylene glycol and 98% water solution with less than 0.6% formalin. This is what gives them their distinct smell that you're so used to.
Tail Edit [uc] | Fish or Shark Shaped

Stingrays can sense magnetic fields and will sometimes use the Earth's magnetic field to help with navigation.
Minor Nose Edit [uc]

Crabs are able to move in all directions, but they typically only move sideways.
Hand Edit [R] | Larger

Specimen Jars
As the specimens increase in rarity they decrease in "age"

The first jellyfish is estimated to evolve about 700 million years ago
unedited myo

The oldest known Anthozoa fossil dates back to 550 million years ago
2 common, Candle Horns [event] myo

Horseshoe crab fossils date back to around 445 million years ago and they haven't evolved since! This fossil will look exactly like modern day horseshoe crabs
4 common myo

Sea Stars are estimated to date back to about 450 million years ago
2 uncommon, unlimited below, Candle Horns [e] myo

Sharks are estimated to evolve roughly 450 million years ago.
4 uncommon, unlimited below myo

Modern sea urchins likely evolved around 300 million years ago.
4 uncommon, unlimited below, Candle Horns [e] myo

Nudibranchs likely evolved around 100 - 150 million years ago.
1 rare, 2 uncommon, unlimited below myo

Wait a second... this is a chicoon... Chicoons aren't even aquatic! What is this doing here. Thankfully this is just fake. Selkie still ok!
1 rare, 2 uncommon, unlimited below, Candle Horns [e] myo

general equipment was made by Shadedk9 and the specemin jars were made by woofer-moosh

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Gear Rental
"You forgot your gear for class? Ugh fine... I think I have some extra in the closet..."



Wetsuit (blue)


Wetsuit (brown)


Scuba Gear


Old Scuba Gear


Goggles (blue)


Goggles (rainbow)


Goggles Up (blue)


Goggles Up (rainbow)


Gloves


Messy Gloves


Lab Coat


Messy Lab Coat


Scuba Set


Old Scuba Set


Lab Set


Messy Lab Set



These items were generously made by HeyoCoyoteHere

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Class is now in session!

welcome to day one of marine biology!

[MiseryInk]

Present!
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[rainbowpanda101]

Present!
Username + Id: rainbowpanda101 + 116794

Nice to Meet You!
Username + Id: rainbowpanda101 + 116794

Chicoon Info
Name: Max
Pronouns: he/him
Major: Biology
Favorite sea creature?: jellyfish
What do you look forward to in this class?: Learning about marine life!

Nametag
Max hopes he didn't put too much glitter on his nametag...it came out much shinier than he anticipated!

[DreamyNocturne]

Present!
Username + Id: DreamyNocturne - 801290

Nice to Meet You!
Username + Id: DreamyNocturne - 801290

Chicoon Info
Name: Rizer
Pronouns: Any
Major: Oceanographer
Favorite sea creature?: Sea Bunny!
What do you look forward to in this class?: A change to swim with the fishes mayhaps

Nametag

[Wyvern Queen Kym]

Present!
Username + Id: Wyvern Queen Kym + 416790

Nice to Meet You!
Username + Id: Wyvern Queen Kym + 416790

Chicoon Info
Name: Manticorus
Pronouns: He/They/Xem
Major: Mythology
Favorite sea creature?: Kraken Colossal Squid
What do you look forward to in this class?: The depths of the ocean can be as pretty as the night sky and some fish as mysterious as mythological creatures! I look forward to finding parallels between those things and the creatures of the ocean!

Nametag

[•boo•]

Present!
Username + Id: •boo• + 761033

Nice to Meet You!
Username + Id: •boo• + 761033

Chicoon Info
Name: Cuddles
Pronouns: They/Them
Major: Sociology
Favorite sea creature?: The Sea Angel!!
What do you look forward to in this class?: "Loofa and I have always found the ocean fascinating, even though I can't go in the water." Cuddles says with a small chuckle reffering tot he fact they're a living plush chicoon.

Nametag