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 ...

(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 ...

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 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 ...