Shedd Aquarium Pledges To Reduce Ocean-Harming Plastic Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is among a group of aquariums making an Earth Day pledge to reduce single-use plastic. Apr 23, 2019 ...

According to the aquarium, guests may be able to see them at the Shedd's Polar Play Zone. They hatched days apart on June 18 and June 20; each baby penguin weighs about three pounds.

Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez This rescued sea lion came to the aquarium from Washington and loves to impress his keepers and guests with his quick swimming. He can reach speeds up to 20 mph.

CHICAGO (WGN) — A new sea otter has moved into the Shedd Aquarium where she will begin training for a very important role. The unnamed two-year-old otter was rescued in Marina, California by ...

Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez “It’s all hands-on deck with over 55 pups in our facility, and calls reporting about 10 animals a day along 155 miles of coastline,” said Ruth Dover, director ...

Shedd Aquarium’s newest rockhopper penguin has taken its first swim and joined the larger penguin colony. Its new waterproof feathers help it glide through the water.

Shedd Aquarium, the 5-million-gallon aquatic anchor of Chicago ’s Museum Campus, announced last week that it will undergo a major, multi-phase renovation effort beginning later this year ...

Although the aquarium plans to stay closed through April 20, one Twitter user said she was "a little bummed" the animals would no longer take "field trips" but the Shedd said that would not be the ...

Two Northwestern students examine an artificial shell of their design at the Shedd Aquarium. The “GastroPops” were molded and baked by the students themselves. Courtesy of Northwestern University ...

Amidst the largest fundraising campaign in its history, Shedd Aquarium has tabbed investor David J. Koo to be its new board chairman. Koo, 51, a senior advisor at Lake Forest private-equity firm ...

More than 30 stingrays died at the Shedd Aquarium early this year, but officials have not figured out why and have replaced the fish with catches from the Gulf of Mexico. Aquarium officials first ...

The Shedd Aquarium’s first freshwater dolphin is weighed before going into its new habitat at the Shedd on Jan. 7, 1966. The male dolphin was from Iquitos, Peru, on the Amazon River.