The animal health and care teams at the aquarium noticed she was dealing with bumps that turned out to be cysts.

Shedd announced the results of recent on-site voting for the name of its newest nonreleasable southern sea otter, who was ...

Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga now has a name: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The penguins at Shedd Aquarium are making even more friends as they continue exploring the facility while it's closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The latest field trip for the ...

Shedd Aquarium's baby beluga whale was named Opus through an exclusive vote by aquarium members, with over 1,000 votes cast. The name Opus, initially suggested by the animal care team, ...

It's Grand Central Station at Shedd Aquarium. Crowds of schoolkids delirious at getting a day off, moms with toddlers in tow and tourists armed with cameras are gravitating to the Polar Play Area. ...

Press release from Shedd Aquarium: Shedd Aquarium, a leader in animal care and welfare, announced today that Mauyak (MY-yak), a 38-year-old beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) gave birth to a healthy ...

Shedd Aqaurium/ Brenna Hernandez Share The Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga whale is nameless no more. After more than 19,000 votes were cast in a weeklong campaign, the 4-month-old beluga male calf ...

Shedd Aquarium's beluga whale, Mauyak, gives birth to calf Sunday, July 7, 2019 Shedd Aquarium announces 38-year-old Mauyak gave birth to a healthy calf on Wednesday, July 3 at 7:23 p.m.

Mauyak came to Shedd in 1997 from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash. as part of the aquarium’s involvement in the North American beluga whale breeding cooperative.

A beluga whale calf, born in July 2024 to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya, swims in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago.

The 7-month-old beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on March 6, 2025, After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the beluga calf was named Opus.