Deputy Opinion Editor Michael Clausen and Opinion Editor Hailey Gates defend their picks for Shedd's newest underwater friend ...

Baby boy beluga - his current moniker - is slowly being introduced to the rest of Shedd's pod of eight whales.

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 ...

The baby is thriving under expert care, and aquarium members are voting on his name. Listen to Story Beluga calf born at Shedd Aquarium to 35-year-old Naya. First beluga birth at Shedd in four years, ...

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 ...

A beluga whale calf, born in July 2024 to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya, swims in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ...