While the heat wave was still going strong, it started to let up slightly, letting everyone know that Fall was on its way. Though this wasn't the only "heat" that Animalians were dealing with. There was also the start of the seasonal "heat" for those who mainly breed in the fall. Fortunately, there was plenty of both heat suppressors and birth control available to prevent any accidental conceptions. There were a few accidents, however, that weren't tied to pregnancy.
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Miss Juliet was reviewing the new students she'd be teaching next schoolyear and got a few surprises. She'd already been aware that she'd be getting some male students alongside her new girls, but after some adjustments she was still surprised at the total: 5 girls and 12 boys, bringing it up to an even 24. Even with her newest staff member, it would still be a bit much. She was definitely going to need some new teachers to help out with her load, but she added to the job listings that she would sponsor Animalian conversion for new teachers, as well as permit anyone who wanted to dance at Belle's Bêtes to do so.
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A really surprising thing happened at Mieni Atoll, though nobody got hurt except for their egos. It all started when someone started yelling 'shark'. As everyone flooded out of the water when they saw the large fin, with some people saying that it was a megalodon, Ran charged into the water to shoo it out. But when Ran called out that it was a false alarm, everyone was confused. When Ran returned, he revealed the reason why, allowing everyone to laugh at themselves: it was simply a harmless basking shark. Of course, there were still some internet hoaxers who claimed that it was a megalodon.
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Another surprising thing happened on a video that someone was recording on a date with an Animalian. It was all going fine until he decided to show off by pulling the cork from a champagne bottle using his teeth, only for the cork to burst out into his mouth and the bubbles to spray into his face. While most commenters on the video mocked him, there was one scientist who was able to explain why it happened:
W1n3_F@n_Sc13nc3_M@n: 'All bottles of carbonated wine contain C0^2, not just champagne. This can cause the bottles to develop an internal pressure of >4.98 Kg / Cm^2 of glass. So, while using your teeth is definitely not recommended, it can still cause problems while opening them.' He then followed it with a list of clips of people trying to open champagne bottles in various ways, from simply jimmying the cork loose to cutting it with a champagne saber and failing miserably and causing a mess. One of the best of these was where a newsperson tried to use a champagne saber only for the whole bottle to shatter in her hand.
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The final surprising thing was actually a direct result of the heat wave. Because of the high temperatures, a lot of reptiles were doing nude sunbathing, mainly on their porches/balconies of their apartments. While most people knew to leave them alone by now, there were still a few creeps who were planning to use drones to spy on them. Most of the times, these were foiled by Animalia's drone-jamming technology, others were foiled by other, more amusing ways. The best case of this was when a drone disguised as a bird had its disguise work so well that a hawk attacked it. A picture of the aftermath, with the hawk standing over it with an angry "look" on its face, would eventually become a meme about ruffled feathers.
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So, while school wouldn't be starting for at least a week, there was plenty to keep things from being boring, at least for August.