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Shedd Aquarium
@shedd_aquarium
Sparking compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world 🐠 Home of Wellington the 🐧 Advanced tickets highly recommend.
Jul 26, 2024 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
🎶 Baby beluga, oh baby beluga! 🎶

BIG beluga news! We are joyously welcoming the newest member of the beluga whale pod at Shedd, born shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, to mother, Naya. (1/8) Mom and calf are doing well behind the scenes, with round-the-clock care from our veterinary and animal care teams. 🐳 (2/8) A gray beluga calf swims above its mother.
May 15, 2024 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Shedd’s first year as an @IUCNssc Center for Species Survival: Freshwater has been packed with adventure and discovery! (1/5)
Dr. Yasmín Quintana and Dr. Kentaro Inoue lean over a computer with a partner.
A mussel lodged into the sand in the water. Our researchers have traveled throughout Central America, connecting with our partners in El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala to study and survey freshwater mussels - small but mighty members of their biodiverse ecosystems. (2/5)

Dr. Kentaro Inoue talks to partners, tools and mussels sit on the table between them.
Dr. Yasmín Quintana and Dr. Kentaro Inoue present to a group of people.
A large mussel is held up by a hand, other smaller mussels and tools in the background on a table.
Jan 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday, we introduced a new vision for Shedd’s future – our Centennial Commitment. Today, we are excited to show you some of the transformations that will happen to our historic home! (1/4) A rendering of an underwater glass tunnel with sea life visi New, dynamic exhibits and science-rich experiences in our historic galleries that advance animal welfare and understanding (2/4) Guests sit and stand by a large, lushy-planted freshwater fi
Feb 28, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
While this is the last post of our #BlackHistoryMonth series, our work to amplify Black voices and stories in STEM doesn’t end in February, and will continue all year, every year. Today we highlight Roger Arliner Young. She was the first Black woman in the US to earn a Ph.D. in Zoology, the first known Black woman to do research at the Marine Biological Laboratory and called a “real genius in zoology” by her mentor at the time and a fellow Black STEM pioneer, Ernest Everett Just.
Apr 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Happy birthday to sea otter Yaku! 🦦 At 20 years old, Yaku is both the oldest and the largest otter at Shedd. His big birthday bash was complete with a yummy seafood "cake" of capelin (fish), oysters, gelatin and clam paste and...(1/4) ...even a violin serenade from caretaker Michelle! (2/4)