Baby boy beluga — his current moniker — is slowly ... "It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide ...

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 ...

Baby boy beluga — his current moniker — is slowly ... “It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide ...

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) ...