Among many of the things that were learned by both the government, Animalia, and the students of Lyre High School was that baser instances of lust (bad flirting, cheesy one-liners, etc.) were often met with derision from the Animalians.
The Animalian students learned that there was a lot more to life among humans than eating, sleeping, and mating at the proper times. Most humans had ambition and tended to think in the long term, while Animalians that had started as animals often thought in the short term.
The human students learned that some of the things that Animalians were looking for in mates were "survivability" and the "capability to provide for future offspring" which tended to deflate a lot of hopeful, would-be suitors, the majority tending to be immature perverts. Another thing that surprised many of the students was that Animalians will often be puzzled by popular culture. They often asked about why certain clothes were "in season" and others weren't, and they were often confused by the transitory nature of "fads", and very often didn't follow them. They also seemed to like music by people like Karl Jenkins or Enigma more, while music by people like Quiet Riot tended to be severely disliked, often derided as "painful" or "noisy".
The teachers learned that most Animalian students tended to have enhanced senses, and would often complain about certain smells and/or sounds, such as the scent of dry-erase markers, or sweat-soaked towels that were left in certain rooms after practice the night before and removed in the morning, for example.
Only one of the teachers wasn't surprised by what he and the other staff had learned: The Physical Education teacher, Mr. Williams. He was a retired five-time heavyweight bodybuilding champion, and also a devout Catholic. He was the only heavyweight bodybuilder who didn't cheat using steroids during the 80s and early 90s. After he retired in 1997, he decided to go to college and get a degree in sports medicine and teaching, both of which he attained in early 2000. In the early 2010s, after his wife died, he had gotten himself a large, tropical iguana to keep himself company. During the outbreak in Lyre, Marlysa (the iguana) had become uplifted, had confessed her secret love to him, and he had exposed himself to her own virus, then they "double dosed" each other in a night of passion that both would always treasure. In the aftermath, in the morning, Mr. Williams was surprised to find himself not only restored to his prime, but even bigger than he was before, even sporting an eight-pack of abs alongside his well-developed, striated muscles. During the mandatory physical that all new Animalians undergo, it was determined that he now weighed 420 pounds of pure, sculpted musculature. Marlysa, his new mate wasn't that far behind, weighing in at 390 pounds. After learning that Marlysa had to undergo remedial learning, he asked that she also learn sports medicine. When he later learned about the Animalia Games, and not only that, but the bodybuilding competition was divided into male, female, and couples competitions, he immediately signed himself and Marlysa up for the couples competition. He also asked if he could coach the male competitors in the posing routine before the games began because that was where he excelled in during his competition days, to which the Animalia Council agreed.
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Many coaches had wanted to get Animalians into their sport teams, but there were a lot of new things for them to consider that they never had to before now:
First of all, new football gear had to be designed for the larger male Animalian students. Helmets had to be custom made for each species, not only for the shape and structures of the Animalians' skulls, but also for the protective capabilities. Also the standard issue pads didn't cover nearly as much on the Animalians as they did on humans so new ones had to be designed.
Track and Field was a bit more successful in getting Animalian "recruits" but they still ran into some problems. While cheetahs were undoubtedly very fast, they didn't run at supersonic speed, as some popular comics depicted. Also there were some complaints about the uniforms. One uplifted ostrich made big complaints about the chafing that resulted. There were also some that weren't used to things like hurdles, but any trip-ups only resulted in minor injuries,with only one or two broken hurdles.
Gymnastics seemed to recruit more from the smaller cats and foxes and other nimble animals, but they also ran into some problems. The new members often complained that the uniforms were "too small" or that they couldn't breathe while wearing it. Also, while they were nimbler than some animals, the equipment wasn't designed for someone who was 150+ pounds of musculature and greater than normal strength, which often resulted in orders for newer, more reinforced equipment. Also there was some feminine "bounciness" that often led to certain moves failing, or "assets" breaking loose, much to the delight of certain peeping toms.
Swimming seemed to have the least problems. There were only two issues with the otters, dolphins, and the two orcas that signed up: they didn't like the smell of chlorine, and they had difficulty preserving modesty. Other than that, they seemed to have little trouble.
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There were also a few, minor incidents between the human and Animalian students, but they were mainly attempts by the more technologically adept perverts to get nude shots of Animalians:
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In the girl's locker room, Mara, a turtle Animalian, was somewhat angry as she emptied her shell, which had somehow got some harmless, bumpy, bouncy balls in it without her knowledge or permission, while a small flying drone equipped with a camera was getting some shots as unobtrusively as possible.
In the men's locker room, a hidden camera was streaming a young bull taking a shower, and getting rather "hot and bothered", while some girls on the cheerleading team voyeuristically watched and made minor "erotic" comments on what they saw. One of them would have taken the chance to get him in bed, but the paperwork required for a willing transformation made that a distant fantasy for now.
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It should be mentioned that the megafauna from the zoo had to use certain lead-lined (for their privacy) tents for their restroom/locker room needs until new facilities had been added onto the school.