Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga now has a name: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led to these ...

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Aquarium officials announced the baby beluga whale was born early Monday at 4½ feet long and 150 pounds. Officials say both mother and calf appear to be doing well and are under 24-hour observation by ...

When one thinks of baby beluga whales and music, one surely thinks first of Raffi. The song and the album "Baby Beluga" are 45 years old now, but any Instagram or TikTok video of the beluga whales at ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has welcomed a new baby beluga whale for the second time in a week. The aquarium announced Monday that beluga whale Naya (NY'-ah) gave birth Sunday afternoon to ...

Shedd officials also announced Tuesday that the whale weighs 205 pounds and is 5-feet long. The beluga was born Aug. 27 and makes her public debut on Friday, the day before she turns 2 months old. The ...