CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.

A beluga whale at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium had a groundbreaking surgery that is poised to change the future of beluga whale ...

The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she's not yet ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...

The animal health and care teams at the aquarium noticed she was dealing with bumps that turned out to be cysts.

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and smart marine mammals that are well adapted to living in very cold waters. Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them ...

Beluga whales can live up to 80 years. Mother belugas give birth to babies that are gray and weigh well over 100 pounds. When they assume their full adult coloration of pure snow white, they ...

Beluga whales can live up to 80 years. Mother belugas give birth to babies that are gray and weigh well over 100 pounds.

Attitudes differ about whether beluga whales should be displayed in an enormous aquarium for people to watch and learn about. Some animal rights organizations object to the removal of any belugas ...

A study from 2020 also revealed that beluga whales form complicated and long-term social bonds that include both kin and non-kin relationships, which mirrors the complexity of human social habits.

The loss of ice also allows one of the beluga whales’ major predators, the killer whale, to hunt them more easily, she adds. Some belugas are in serious trouble, however. Davey studies a critically ...