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Animal Chats

Learn more about the animals that call Shedd home at one, or more, of our daily animal chats! Your questions are encouraged!

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

Caribbean Reef

Attend a diving session at our Caribbean Reef and hear from a diver as he or she feeds the animals! Daily: Noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

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

Wild Reef

Ever wonder why sharks don’t eat the fishes they swim with? Find out during our shark animal chat. Daily: 11:15 a.m., 3:30 p.m.

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

Abbott Oceanarium

Understand how trainers and animals build trusting relationships during our beluga and sea lions animal chat. Daily: 9:45 a.m., 4 p.m.

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

Encounter the playful residents of the Polar Play Zone during our penguin animal chat. Daily: 1 p.m.