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Describe the atmosphere at the Shedd Aquarium. The Shedd Aquarium tends to have an atmosphere of wonder as many families with ...
According to the aquarium, guests may be able to see them at the Shedd's Polar Play Zone. They hatched days apart on June 18 and June 20; each baby penguin weighs about three pounds.
CRF Restoration Program Manager Dr Phanor Montoya-Maya collecting a vial of staghorn gametes in the CRF Tavernier Nursery CRF Reef Restorat ...
August 20, 2025 City Club event description Following a summer of exceptional, global visibility for Chicago in the realms of sustainability, tourism, conservation and innovation, join us for a ...
Chicago Sinfonietta has partnered with the Shedd Aquarium before. In 2009, the orchestra and the aquarium partnered to commission the adventuresome suite "Aquadia," by composer Michael Abels.
Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's something new to see at the Shedd Aquarium. For the first time, bigfin reef squids are now on display. The aquarium has 20 squids, all of ...
The Shedd Aquarium penguins have kept busy during the stay-at-home order in Illinois, taking a tour of the aquarium's exhibits as well as getting a visit from a porcupine.
The Shedd Aquarium is closed for two weeks, so staff took some of the penguins on a field trip. His field trip helped brighten a dark time as the city waits to reopen due to the COVID-19 outbreaks.
Beneath the waves of Key Largo, beautiful staghorn coral have spawned in mass since a 2023 bleaching event left biologists ...
Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga now has a name: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led ...
The John G. Shedd Aquarium under construction on Aug. 22, 1928. Construction workers broke ground on Nov. 2, 1927, and the aquarium was completed on Dec. 21, 1929. Exterior of the Shedd Aquarium un… ...
The Shedd Aquarium announced this week that they've recently welcomed "two new fuzzy additions to the penguin colony" — two Magellanic penguin chicks. Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for ...