CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.

The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she's not yet ...

Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's ...

A beluga whale at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium had a groundbreaking surgery that is poised to change the future of beluga whale ...

A surprising new study now shows that orcas have a softer, possibly even romantic, side as they are caught kissing on film ...

Beluga Whale. Image by Openverse. In 2012, researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation documented a beluga whale named NOC who spontaneously began mimicking human speech patterns. The sounds ...

Although beluga whales are predators, feeding on fish, crustaceans, and molluscs, they’re also hunted by polar bears and orcas – also known as killer whales. Belugas lack the dorsal fin that stands up ...

Photo: Marco Langlois. University of Montreal This female beluga whale was found dead floating in the St. Lawrence near Tadoussac, Quebec. The head of her calf was visible at the external genital ...

He has recently begun eating solid fish, swimming in new spaces and meeting other pod members. Opus has been spending time with Atlas, the second youngest beluga at the Shedd, born in 2020.

The Brief The Shedd Aquarium's six-month-old baby beluga whale is a boy, and he’s growing rapidly, now eating solid fish and building relationships with his pod and caretakers. Visitors may ...

Health officials urge pregnant women in Nunavik to eat more Arctic char (shown here drying at an Inuit fishing camp), a fish that is less contaminated than beluga whale.

This is the adorable moment a loving beluga whale kissed a toddler who was crouching by the poolside. The playful sea creature gently approached the boy for a kiss in Yingkou, China, on December 9 ...