Chicago is home to a special beluga whale—the only one known to have recovered from general anesthesia. The 12-year-old whale ...

Surgery is always risky, and when you’re operating on an animal rather than a person, the logistics involved can be pretty ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.

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

By Dez Loreen Group of 8 from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk Eight Maori people from New Zealand spent the ...

Farms aim to keep beluga on the market despite a U.S. import ban. But scientists say that won’t save the species from going ...

Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. On Tuesday, July 1, Kimalu, who was born at Shedd ...

Officials at Shedd Aquarium say they are guardedly optimistic about the outcome of a groundbreaking surgery on 12-year-old ...

Beluga whale Kimalu wakes from anesthesia after a first-of-its-kind surgery to remove cysts at Shedd Aquarium.

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A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium became the first known beluga whale to recover from general anesthesia after a ...

Beluga sturgeon, also called huso huso, evolved nearly 200 million years ago in the Middle Jurassic period. With a ridged spine, hulking frame and shark-like tail, they resemble modern-day dinosaurs.