CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ...

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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 to these ...

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The results are in! Over 1,000 votes were cast by Shedd Aquarium members and the beluga calf now has a name. US Ally in Asia ...

After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the toddler-like beluga's new name. "The name, Opus, nods to the unique vocalizations ...

The name is also a nod to whale’s father and the high-pitched songs that have led these mammals to be dubbed the “canaries of ...

Shedd Aquarium announced that its seven-month-old beluga whale has been named Opus following an exclusive vote by aquarium ...

After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the ...