Diving Suits This Volunteer’s Purpose
It’s a long way from Shedd Aquarium to Midway Atoll, at the northwestern tip of the Hawaiian archipelago, just this side of the imaginary line that...
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20 Ways to Prevent Plastic Pollution in 2020
In 2019, plastic made up 90 percent of the litter removed from Great Lakes shorelines during beach cleanups. From grocery bags to take-out containers to cigarette butts, plastic trash threatens aquatic wildlife, which can become entangled in it or mistake it for food.
Read More , on the 20 Ways to Prevent Plastic Pollution in 2020 pageAn Inside Look at Shedd
As you watch the sea otters play in the Abbott Oceanarium, how can you tell Yaku from Ellie? What's it like to drop everything and rush to Canada to help rescue a stranded beluga whale? Discover yourself with Shedd's stories and updates, sharing everything from new arrivals to animal rescues across the globe!
Say Hello to Beluga Whale Annik
It’s official. Mauyak’s calf has a name: Annik. It means “blizzard” in the language of the Inuit, the native people of the Canadian Arctic, part of...
Shedd-Raised Endangered Turtles Off to Strong Start in Wild
The Blanding’s turtle head-start class of 2019 has left the building. By now, the yearlings raised at Shedd have found hiding places, honed their h...
Meet the Belugas
Who's who in the beluga pod at Shedd? Meet them all, from 2,100-pound male Aurek to Annik, the newest calf!
Fossils at Your Feet
Fossils of small reef invertebrates dot the polished limestone floors of Shedd’s foyer and rotunda. Limestone is a sedimentary rock made of calc...
A Sister Thing: Two New Magellanic Penguin Chicks
Say hi to Calista and Carmen, the two newest additions to our Magellanic penguin colony. The sisters, who hatched in May, spend more and more time ...