Photos: Shedd Aquarium names baby beluga Opus, a musical termon March 8, 2025 at 1:36 am
March 8, 2025
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 to these whales being dubbed the “canaries of the sea.” After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the beluga calf was named Opus.
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/Chicago Tribune)Sheri Hendricks, supervisor of cetaceans at the Shedd Aquarium, plays with Opus, a seven-month-old baby beluga whale on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Visitors at the Shedd Aquarium watch Opus, the seven-month-old baby beluga on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)The seven-month-old baby beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, seen on Thursday, March 6, 2025, now has a name, Opus, after more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Director of Animal Behavior and Training Charlie Jacobsma feeds a herring to the then-unnamed beluga whale calf at the Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)
A beluga whale calf, born in July 2024 to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya, swims in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)Charlie Jacobsma interacts with the baby beluga whale calf, born in July 2024, at the Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)
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 to these whales being dubbed the “canaries of the sea.” After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the
The seven-month-old baby beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on March 6, 2025, now has a name, Opus, after more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
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 to these whales being dubbed the “canaries of the sea.” After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the beluga calf was named Opus.
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/Chicago Tribune)Sheri Hendricks, supervisor of cetaceans at the Shedd Aquarium, plays with Opus, a seven-month-old baby beluga whale on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Visitors at the Shedd Aquarium watch Opus, the seven-month-old baby beluga on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)The seven-month-old baby beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, seen on Thursday, March 6, 2025, now has a name, Opus, after more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Director of Animal Behavior and Training Charlie Jacobsma feeds a herring to the then-unnamed beluga whale calf at the Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)
A beluga whale calf, born in July 2024 to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya, swims in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)Charlie Jacobsma interacts with the baby beluga whale calf, born in July 2024, at the Shedd Aquarium, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP)
