Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium welcomes its first rockhopper penguin chick in 8 years By: Erin Hooley, The Associated Press Posted: 12:11 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 13, 2023 Last Modified: 1:10 PM CDT ...

Chicago's iconic Shedd Aquarium is about to get a giant, multi-million dollar makeover. Beginning this year, the Shedd will undergo the "most significant physical transformation of its lakeside ...

A beluga whale calf, born in July 2024 to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya, swims in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) EH ...

It’s bright and early at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and the penguin population’s newest member is ready for a wellness check. A fuzzy brown southern rockhopper chick is gently plopped onto a ...

“While Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium may be closed to the public, animal care staff and veterinarians are onsite 24/7,” a spokesman told The Washington Post via email on Monday. “Without guests in the ...

Wellington visits some fish while on a field trip. (Shedd Aquarium/Twitter) And the penguins aren’t the only animals that get to walk about, she said. Some of the sea lions are going on walks, too.

The newest member of Shedd Aquarium’s penguin population, a southern rockhopper chick who hatched on June 16, is weighed during a daily wellness exam, Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Chicago.