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Daily animal chats are temporarily unavailable, but you can still visit the animals on exhibit!

A diver in Caribbean Reef gives a snack to a cownose ray.

Caribbean Reef

Attend a feeding session to see a diver in the Caribbean Reef swimming alongside the fish with live and interactive commentary. Temporarily Unavailable.

A shark swims in the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium.

Wild Reef

Observe sharks close-up and join the chat to find out how they interact with the whole reef community here at Shedd and in the wild. Temporarily Unavailable.

Trainer Gretchen sits in ankle-deep water working with a beluga whale.

Abbott Oceanarium

Discover the movement and adaptations of sea lions and beluga whales or dolphins in a guided group conversation in Secluded Bay. Temporarily Unavailable.

A Magellanic penguin stands on the rocks of its Polar Play Zone habitat, other penguins visible in the background swimming on their stomachs in the water.

Polar Play Zone

Investigate the features and behaviors of the penguins through guided observation and conversation in the Polar Play Zone. Temporarily Unavailable.

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