Microbiome Lab Helps Identify Mystery Shell Disease in Endangered Turtles
Look for four new faces in the Islands and Lakes gallery: a quartet of western pond turtles. These endangered natives of Washington state are am...
Stories
Design Your Legendary Starter Pack with 6 Real-World Animals
Trainers, the time is now to pick your starter animals. Will you look for speed, agility or power in your pick? Read on, weigh your options and finalize your selection by visiting them on your next trip to Shedd!
An Inside Look at Shedd
As you watch the sea otters play in the Abbott Oceanarium, how can you tell Cooper from Watson? 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!
The Emerald Tree Boa and Paleogeography
Let’s look at our 3-foot emerald tree boa in Amazon Rising. While he’d be perfectly camouflaged on Ireland’s rolling greensward, he’s adapted to...
Great Lakes Invasives: Sea Lampreys
Sea lampreys were the Great Lakes’ first notorious invasive species.
Great Lakes Invasive Species: From Introduced to Invaders
More than 180 non-native species have adopted the Great Lakes ecosystem as home. A fraction of these animals and plants have spread throughout t...
Bighead Carp Get Shedd TLC, Too
Invasive Asian carp are the scourge of Illinois waterways. But once they’re at Shedd, they’re family.
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 t...