Meet the Sea Otters
For someone without a trained eye, sea otters look an awful lot alike. To help you figure out who is whom, here are each otter’s key characteris...
Stories
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!
Shedd Aquarium Mourns Loss of Northern Sea Otter
In early September, the Alaska Sea Life Center (ASLC) responded to a call to rescue a young sea otter found clinging to its lifeless mother on a...
Saving Sea Otters Through Surrogacy
There is lots to love about sea otters! While their brown furry bodies and tiny dexterous paws make us all squeal, they need more than our eyes ...
Our Commitment Continues
Shedd Aquarium is saddened to share that this week, animal care teams had to say goodbye to the oldest resident sea otter, 21-year-old Yaku.
Eat Like the Animals
Shedd’s organic gardens brim with colorful native flowers and heirloom edibles. But did you know our horticulturists grow flowers, fruits and ve...
5 Reasons to Raise Your Awareness about Sea Otters
Sea otters face increasing threats from climate change, and they’re only an oil spill away from widescale disaster. As goes the health of this s...