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 ...

Beluga Calf in Chicago Is Meeting the ... "It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for those tongue ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An eight-month-old beluga officially has a name at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. The calf was born to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya in July 2024. Shedd's animal care team described ...

As he learns to communicate with chirps, whistles and squeals, the Shedd Aquarium’s first baby beluga in over four years now has a name that sings: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set ...

Shedd Aquarium members voted to name the newest beluga whale Opus. Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Share The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium now has a name — and aquarium members had a hand ...

Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ... “It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for ...

A little boy who was taken to the aquarium in Beijing, China, had his day made when a beluga whale shared a sweet interaction with him. The little boy had been visiting the attraction with his ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The first beluga whale calf born at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in several years is now seven months old and ...