A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium became the first known beluga whale to recover from general anesthesia after a ...

Beluga whale Kimalu wakes from anesthesia after a first-of-its-kind surgery to remove cysts at Shedd Aquarium.

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.

A beluga whale at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium became the first known beluga whale to recover from general anesthesia after a ...

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

Officials at Shedd Aquarium say they are guardedly optimistic about the outcome of a groundbreaking surgery on 12-year-old ...

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

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.

There’s a new calf in town. A beluga whale calf, that is. Naya, a 35-year-old beluga whale at Shedd Aquarium, gave birth Wednesday evening. The calf was born shortly after 6 p.m. and took its ...

CHICAGO – Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident Wednesday evening: a baby beluga whale born to 35-year-old mother, Naya! Earlier in the day, the aquarium said its animal care team realized N… ...

Related: Mystic Aquarium Announces the Sad Passing of Beloved Beluga Whale. The new calf at Shedd is already over five feet long and weighs over a hundred pounds, and will be carefully observed ...

The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she's not yet ...