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 ...

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will offer extended spring break hours later this month, along with new exhibits, interactive ...

Opus was the top vote-getter in a virtual poll the aquarium ran exclusively for Shedd members. The baby beluga boy was born ...

The calf, Opus, was born to beluga whale Naya in July. The name means a musical composition or set of compositions usually ...

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will offer expanded hours for its visitors to coincide with spring break later this month. The attraction, which has hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for most of the week ...

CHICAGO — 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, mouth agape ...

Sloan, who will start work in May, replaces longtime aquarium leader Bob Davidson, will move from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago ... Pavilion's Reef exhibit on Aug. 20. Fish and an eagle ray ...

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 ...