Six months ago, they welcomed a baby Beluga whale to the family, and they recently shared an update that fans had been anxiously waiting for about how he's doing. Not only that, but they're ...

CHICAGO — The Shedd Aquarium announced that the baby beluga whale born last summer is a boy and they are holding a vote for his name. The newest member of the beluga pod has been spending his ...

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 these whales make and honors his father," an aquarium ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Sheri Hendricks, supervisor of cetaceans at the Shedd Aquarium, plays with Opus, a seven-month-old baby beluga whale on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio ...

"Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea, swim so wild and you swim so free, heaven above and the sea below, and a little white whale on the go." Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may ...

The mother’s fat-rich milk allows the baby to build fat reserves for energy ... For instance, while beluga whales are considered a species of least concern by the International Union for the ...

Over 1,000 votes were cast by Shedd Aquarium members and the beluga calf now has a name ... The name nods to the unique vocalizations these whales make and honors his father, Beethoven.

A newborn beluga whale calf in Alaska. Almost 100 participants from across the Inuvialuit settlement area and beyond were in Inuvik, N.W.T., this week for the Beluga Summit which ended Thursday.

The calf received several herrings from Jacobsma, who noted the baby whale has yet to grow in his teeth. For the aquarium staff, every birth is significant and the first beluga born at Shedd in ...

Beluga whales are nicknamed “canaries of the sea” for their cute, high-pitched sounds. In this particular clip, Korin seemed to be enjoying singing even though no other members of its species ...