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...
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!
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...
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 thei...
A Weighty Anniversary for Nickel
On Nickel’s first day in the 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef habitat on July 22, 2003, she took to her new home as if she’d always lived there.
Turtles in Our Midst
At the flash of silver scales, a snapping turtle explodes from perfect stillness into sudden motion, clamping onto its prey and finishing the fi...
Michelle Sattler and Sea Turtle Nickel
Michelle’s relationship with Nickel goes back even before the turtle arrived at Shedd in April 2003.