Caretakers at the Shedd Aquarium are helping the rescue otter pups learn the life skills they need to thrive Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago's Shedd Aquarium announced Thursday that beluga whale Mauyak has given birth to a healthy baby calf inside the aquarium. Shedd Aquarium announces 38-year-old Mauyak gave birth to a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Shedd Aquarium is bringing back an opportunity for some hands-on learning. The Shedd's outdoor Stingray Touch exhibit is back this summer for its 10th annual season. Guests will ...

Chicagoans and visitors waiting to see the newest spaces at the Shedd Aquarium received a promising update on Monday. In a rare move, the aquarium released photos showing the progress of construction ...

In a morning press conference, Shedd Aquarium officials, joined by Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, detailed a new lakeside learning studio for students, new exhibits, and a ...

There are only two days left to vote on the name of the Shedd Aquarium's newest sea otter. Through June 25, there will be an on-site vote near the sea otter habitat in the Abbott Oceanarium. The ...

The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago highlighted the latest milestone their four new Magellanic penguin chicks surpassed in an adorable video Penguin chicks at the Shedd Aquarium have reached a new milestone ...

CHICAGO -- The adventures of the penguins at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium continue! Earlier this month, a video of Wellington the rockhopper penguin went viral after he wandered through the closed ...

Chicago's iconic Shedd Aquarium is about to get a giant, multi-million dollar makeover. Beginning this year, the Shedd will undergo the "most significant physical transformation of its lakeside home ...

In the years before his death in 2017, Granddad, an Australian lungfish, was the oldest zoo animal in Chicago and the longest-lived aquarium fish in the world. He spent more than 80 years of his life ...

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A 44-year-old man accused of damaging equipment at the Shedd Institute last week has been arrested, according to Eugene Police. According to police, on the morning of Dec. 9 a man walked into the ...