The 7-month-old beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on March 6, 2025, After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the beluga calf was named Opus. (Terrence Antonio James ...

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Because of its availability, the small white Beluga whale in northern waters was the first object of this research, prior to obtaining the record of a large whale, which is our ultimate aim. This ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Sheri Hendricks, supervisor of cetaceans at the Shedd Aquarium, plays with Opus, a 7-month-old beluga whale on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An eight-month-old beluga officially has a name at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. The calf was born to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya in July 2024. Shedd's animal care team described ...

Shedd Aquarium members participated in an online poll to name beluga calf Opus. Credit: Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Opus the whale calf was born July 24. His parents are fellow Shedd residents ...

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If the whale’s immune system cannot fight off the invaders, it will die. The disease may influence whale strandings, as when many beluga whales infected with toxoplasmosis beached themselves near the ...

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