shedd aquarium

"A review of the number of captive belugas, the captive beluga infant mortality rates, and the death rates for adult captive belugas, along with the Aquarium’s own predictions, leads to the conclusion that beluga whales will cease to be displayed in United States aquariums and facilities soon...

While there is a recent thread about species once held in the Shedd's temporary exhibition hall, there isn't a thread for the aquarium overall, I noticed. This is by no means an exhaustive list and I welcome more information. Current Exhibits Wild Reef Green sawfish and White-spotted...

Hi Everyone, A friend of mine is moving to Chicago, and I’m hoping to visit them for a long weekend later this year. Since I’ve never been to Chicago, I’d love to get some advice on the zoos in the area. I know Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum are popular...

Anyone have any experience with this? My mom and I are visiting (for the first time) this summer and it's the first time I'll have ever seen a beluga in person. I'm deeply considering paying for the beluga encounter, but at $205 per person I'd love some input before I buy any tickets. Ty in...

Even though it is generally well agreed on zoochat that the Shedd Aquarium is one of, if not the, best aquarium in the United States, there isn't a lot of discussion on the exhibits themselves. @pachyderm pro did an excellent description of the Abbott Oceanarium for his America's 100 Must-See...

November 26, 2022

Hello all, this year I want to visit as many of the 7 AZA accredited facilities in Illinois, to start this thread off, I’ll be heading to Chicago for a couple of days, and my parents have agreed to let me see Shedd and Lincoln Park. Later this year, I ope to visit Scovill, Brookfield, and Miller...

Took this at Shedd Aquarium in 2020

Lined Seahorse taken at Shedd Aquarium in 2020

I will be creating a species list in this thread based off of my visit to Shedd Aquarium on the lakefront of Chicago, Il on 7/27/21. Shedd is often regarded as on of the best aquariums in the world and also the Zoological institution with the most species, with the number of around 1500 often...

Took this at Shedd Aquarium, August 2020.

I took this at Shedd Aquarium August 2020.

Took this at Shedd Aquarium August 2020.

So I took this photo of a fish at Shedd Aquarium August 2020. And not sure exactly which fish species this is. I am pretty sure this is a trigger fish though. Thanks!

Took at Shedd Aquarium.

Took this at Shedd Aquarium in August 2020.

Blotcheye soliderfish at shedd aquarium taken august 2020.

So I know this is a Cichlid. And I am pretty sure it is a African Cichlid. So the question is what species is this one exactly? Shedd Aquarium didn't name all the cichlid species they had. Pretty much like every aquarium I been to -_-. So can anyone tell me which species this one is? Thanks!

Longhorn Cowfish at Shedd Aquarium.

This is a bluecheek butterflyfish at Shedd Aquarium I took of last week when I visited Chicago.