Spread the loveA popular 12-year-old beluga whale, Kimalu, living among eight other whales at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, ...

Beluga whale Kimalu wakes from anesthesia after a first-of-its-kind surgery to remove cysts at Shedd Aquarium.

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

Kimalu a beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium, is now the first to recover from general anesthesia following surgery. Experts, removing several cysts on her head and neck, near her blowhole. Dr. Karisa ...

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

Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's ...

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

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 ...