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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Wild Reef</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wild_Reef-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Oceanarium" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Oceanarium"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Oceanarium</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oceanarium-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Polar_Play_Zone" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Polar_Play_Zone"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Polar Play Zone</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Polar_Play_Zone-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stingray_Touch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stingray_Touch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Stingray 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ededed;">Shedd Aquarium</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg/220px-Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg/330px-Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg/440px-Shedd_Aquarium_E.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3896" data-file-height="2192" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Aquarium in 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="12" data-overlays="["_c8503f28a67aa595c886e714bb0e51ef0cb2781a"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Shedd_Aquarium&revid=1257483489&groups=_c8503f28a67aa595c886e714bb0e51ef0cb2781a" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Shedd_Aquarium&revid=1257483489&groups=_c8503f28a67aa595c886e714bb0e51ef0cb2781a 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date opened</th><td class="infobox-data">May 30, 1930<span class="noprint">; 94 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">May 30, 1930</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-Garcia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garcia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">1200 South <a href="/wiki/Lake_Shore_Drive" title="Lake Shore Drive">Lake Shore Drive</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of animals</th><td class="infobox-data">32,000<sup id="cite_ref-SpNum_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpNum-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of species</th><td class="infobox-data">1,500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total volume of tanks</th><td class="infobox-data">5 million US gallons (19,000 m<sup>3</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-Garcia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garcia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual visitors</th><td class="infobox-data">2.02 million<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Memberships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums" title="Association of Zoos and Aquariums">AZA</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-aza_list_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aza_list-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/World_Association_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums" title="World Association of Zoos and Aquariums">WAZA</a><sup id="cite_ref-waza_list_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waza_list-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Major exhibits</th><td class="infobox-data">Amazon Rising, Caribbean Reef, Abbott Oceanarium, Polar Play Zone, Waters of the World, Wild Reef<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit access</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Metra" title="Metra"><img alt="Metra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Metramlogo.svg/15px-Metramlogo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Metramlogo.svg/23px-Metramlogo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Metramlogo.svg/30px-Metramlogo.svg.png 2x" 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class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">1929</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">Graham, Anderson, Probst & White</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">NRHP reference <abbr title="number">No.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87000820">87000820</a> <sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background: #A8EDEF">Significant dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Added to NRHP</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">February 27, 1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Designated NHL</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">February 27, 1987<sup id="cite_ref-nhlsum_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhlsum-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Shedd Aquarium</b> (formally the <b>John G. Shedd Aquarium</b>) is an indoor <a href="/wiki/Public_aquarium" title="Public aquarium">public aquarium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hemisphere" title="Western Hemisphere">Western Hemisphere</a>, after the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium" title="Georgia Aquarium">Georgia Aquarium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium" title="Monterey Bay Aquarium">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SpNum_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpNum-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Shedd Aquarium is a highly-ranked world aquarium and at one time was the largest indoor facility in the world. It is the first inland aquarium with a permanent <a href="/wiki/Seawater" title="Seawater">saltwater</a> fish collection. The aquarium is located along <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> in the city's <a href="/wiki/Museum_Campus_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="Museum Campus Chicago">Museum Campus</a>, which also includes other highly-ranked institutions such as <a href="/wiki/Adler_Planetarium" title="Adler Planetarium">Adler Planetarium</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Field_Museum_of_Natural_History" title="Field Museum of Natural History">Field Museum of Natural History</a>. </p><p>In 2015, the Shedd Aquarium had 2.02 million visitors. It was the most visited aquarium in the Western Hemisphere in 2005, and in 2007, became the most visited cultural institution in Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aquarium contains 1,500 species, including fish, marine mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, and insects.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aquarium received awards for "best exhibit" from the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums" title="Association of Zoos and Aquariums">Association of Zoos and Aquariums</a> (AZA) for Seahorse Symphony in 1999, Amazon Rising in 2001, and Wild Reef in 2004. It was designated a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> in 1987. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Illinois_-_Chicago_-_NARA_-_23939593_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3542" data-file-height="2744" /></a><figcaption>Aquarium in 1934 during the <a href="/wiki/Century_of_Progress" title="Century of Progress">Century of Progress</a> world fair.</figcaption></figure> <p>Shedd Aquarium was the gift of retail leader <a href="/wiki/John_G._Shedd" title="John G. Shedd">John G. Shedd</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Protégé">protégé</a> of <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Field" title="Marshall Field">Marshall Field</a> (benefactor of the adjacent Field Museum), to the city of Chicago. Although Shedd only lived long enough to see the architect's first drawings for the aquarium, his widow, Mary R. Shedd, cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony. </p><p>The aquarium cost $3 million to build (equivalent to $54.7 million in 2023),<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and initially included 132 exhibit tanks.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Groundbreaking took place on November 2, 1927, and construction was completed on December 19, 1929; the first exhibits opened on May 30, 1930. As one of the first inland aquariums in the world, the Shedd had to rely on a custom-made railroad car, the Nautilus, for the transport of fish and seawater. The Nautilus lasted until 1959. </p><p>In 1930, 20 <a href="/wiki/Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad">railroad</a> <a href="/wiki/Tank_car" title="Tank car">tank cars</a> made eight round trips between <a href="/wiki/Key_West" title="Key West">Key West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> to transport 1 million US gallons (3,800,000 L) of seawater for the Shedd's <a href="/wiki/Seawater" title="Seawater">saltwater</a> exhibits. In 1933, Chicago hosted its second <a href="/wiki/World%27s_fair" title="World's fair">world's fair</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Century_of_Progress" title="Century of Progress">Century of Progress</a>. The Aquarium was located immediately north of the fairgrounds, and the museum gained exposure to a large international crowd. </p><p>In 1971, Shedd Aquarium added one of its most popular exhibits, a 90,000-US-gallon (340,000 L) exhibit reproducing a <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> <a href="/wiki/Coral_reef" title="Coral reef">coral reef</a>. That same year, the aquarium acquired its first crewed <a href="/wiki/Research_vessel" title="Research vessel">research vessel</a>, a 75-foot (23 m) boat for exploring the Caribbean, to conduct field research and collect specimens. In 1985, this boat was replaced with the aquarium's current vessel, the <i>Coral Reef II</i>. In 1987, Shedd Aquarium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. </p><p>John Shedd's grandson, <a href="/wiki/John_Shedd_Reed" title="John Shedd Reed">John Shedd Reed</a>, who had served as president of <a href="/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad">Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad</a> from 1967 to 1986, was president of the aquarium's board from 1984 until 1994, and was a life trustee until his death in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_obit_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_obit-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Annual_Report_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Annual_Report-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ted A. Beattie served as <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a> and <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> of the aquarium from 1994 until his retirement in 2016. Bridget C. Coughlin assumed duties as president and CEO of the company in the Spring of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg/100px-Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg/150px-Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg/200px-Shedd_architecture_lamp_crop_2017-09-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1412" data-file-height="2246" /></a><figcaption>Lamp in the main entrance depicting various sea creatures</figcaption></figure> <p>Shedd Aquarium is notable for its <a href="/wiki/Architecture" title="Architecture">architecture</a>. The basic design, by architectural firm <a href="/wiki/Graham,_Anderson,_Probst_%26_White" title="Graham, Anderson, Probst & White">Graham, Anderson, Probst & White</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is taken from classical <a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Ancient_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Architecture of Ancient Greece">Greek architecture</a>, more specifically <a href="/wiki/Beaux_Arts_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaux Arts architecture">Beaux Arts</a>, to match the other structures of the Museum Campus. The central aquarium building is octagonal, fronted by <a href="/wiki/Doric_order" title="Doric order">Doric</a> columns and a formal staircase and topped by a <a href="/wiki/Dome" title="Dome">dome</a>. Aquatic motifs are worked in at every opportunity; tortoise shells, dolphins, octopuses, waves, and even the <a href="/wiki/Trident_of_Poseidon" title="Trident of Poseidon">Trident of Poseidon</a> can be found all over the aquarium's exterior and interior. </p><p>Improving upon its predecessor inland aquarium, the <a href="/wiki/Belle_Isle_Aquarium" title="Belle Isle Aquarium">Belle Isle Aquarium</a> in Detroit, extensive use was made of designs by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Chase_Perry_Stratton" title="Mary Chase Perry Stratton">Mary Chase Perry Stratton</a>, incorporating her custom-made <a href="/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery" title="Pewabic Pottery">Pewabic Pottery</a> tile.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Oceanarium is done in a more modern style representing the Pacific Northwest, but one that blends with the older part of the building. "Whale Harbor", the Oceanarium's 2-million-US-gallon (7,600,000 L) main tank, is backed by a wall of windows that look out onto <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exhibits_and_presentations">Exhibits and presentations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Exhibits and presentations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several permanent exhibits at Shedd: Waters of the World, Caribbean Reef, <a href="/wiki/Amazon_River" title="Amazon River">Amazon</a> Rising, Wild Reef, and the Abbott <a href="/wiki/Oceanarium" title="Oceanarium">Oceanarium</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Waters_of_the_World">Waters of the World</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Waters of the World"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27,_2009-11-15.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/200px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/300px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/400px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_27%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17,_2009-11-15.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/200px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/300px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/400px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_17%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2493" data-file-height="1995" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Aquatic show at the aquarium.</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The oldest galleries in the aquarium feature exhibits on oceans, rivers, islands and lakes, and Chicago's own local waters. Species on exhibit include <a href="/wiki/American_bullfrog" title="American bullfrog">American bullfrog</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Giant_Pacific_octopus" title="Giant Pacific octopus">giant Pacific octopus</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_alligator" title="American alligator">American alligator</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_sturgeon" title="Lake sturgeon">lake sturgeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starfish" title="Starfish">starfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lined_seahorse" title="Lined seahorse">lined seahorses</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle" title="Alligator snapping turtle">alligator snapping turtle</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caribbean_Reef">Caribbean Reef</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Caribbean Reef"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Caribbean Reef exhibit was built in 1971, on the site of the aquarium's very first exhibit, the Tropical Pool. A feature of this exhibit is a diver that interacts with the animals while talking with the people. A part of the exhibit is a 90,000-US-gallon (340,000 L) circular tank that allows for maximum walk-around viewing. It was one of the first habitats to display schooling fish. It is also home to the rescued <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green sea turtle</a>, Nickel, as well as <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_tarpon" title="Atlantic tarpon">Atlantic tarpons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cownose_ray" title="Cownose ray">cownose rays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redband_parrotfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Redband parrotfish">redband parrotfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bonnethead_shark" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonnethead shark">Bonnethead sharks</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Green_moray_eel" class="mw-redirect" title="Green moray eel">Green moray eel</a>, and many more species. The exhibit is near the center of the first floor. It is adjacent to Amazon Rising, Waters of the World, and Wild Reef. The Caribbean Reef tank was closed in 2023 and will eventually be replaced with the Caribbean Reef tunnel connecting the two main sections of the aquarium building, while two new tanks will eventually replace the original Caribbean Reef tank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amazon_Rising">Amazon Rising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Amazon Rising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Amazon Rising exhibit is an 8,600-square-foot (800 m<sup>2</sup>) walkthrough flooded forest recreation of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_River" title="Amazon River">Amazon River</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Jungle" title="Jungle">jungle</a>. This exhibit contains 250 different <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a>, and its highest water level is 6 feet (1.8 m). Species from this area on exhibit include a <a href="/wiki/Green_anaconda" title="Green anaconda">green anaconda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-bellied_piranha" title="Red-bellied piranha">red-bellied piranhas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_eel" title="Electric eel">electric eels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potamotrygonidae" title="Potamotrygonidae">freshwater stingrays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_caiman" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwarf caiman">dwarf caimans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caiman_lizard" class="mw-redirect" title="Caiman lizard">caiman lizards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wattled_jacana" title="Wattled jacana">wattled jacanas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow-spotted_river_turtle" title="Yellow-spotted river turtle">yellow-spotted river turtles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-footed_tortoise" title="Red-footed tortoise">red-footed tortoises</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow-footed_tortoise" title="Yellow-footed tortoise">yellow-footed tortoises</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mata_mata" title="Mata mata">mata matas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arapaima_gigas" title="Arapaima gigas">Arapaimas</a>, different species of South American <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">birds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frogs</a>, and many more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wild_Reef">Wild Reef</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Wild Reef"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_Aquarium,_Chicago,_United_States_(Unsplash).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/220px-Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/330px-Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/440px-Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4016" /></a><figcaption>Shark in the <i>Wild Reef</i> exhibit.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2003, Shedd opened Wild Reef, a permanent exhibit located two levels below the main building. The exhibit contains a total of 525,000 US gallons (1,990,000 L) and recreates a Philippine coral reef on the <a href="/wiki/Apo_Island" title="Apo Island">Apo Island</a> <a href="/wiki/Marine_reserve" title="Marine reserve">marine reserve</a>, complete with living <a href="/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">coral</a>, multiple species of fish and <a href="/wiki/Batoidea" class="mw-redirect" title="Batoidea">rays</a>, and a collection of <a href="/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">sharks</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Sandbar_shark" title="Sandbar shark">sandbar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zebra_shark" title="Zebra shark">zebra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blacktip_reef_shark" title="Blacktip reef shark">blacktip reef sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-spotted_guitarfish" title="White-spotted guitarfish">white-spotted guitarfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spotted_wobbegong" title="Spotted wobbegong">Spotted wobbegongs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Japanese_wobbegong" title="Japanese wobbegong">Japanese wobbegongs</a>. </p><p>The main draw of this attraction is a 400,000-US-gallon (1,500,000 L) shark tank with 12-foot (3.7 m) high curved windows, allowing visitors a diver's-eye view. The Wild Reef exhibit also features a saltwater tank display area where coral is propagated and grown for conservation purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oceanarium">Oceanarium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Oceanarium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg/220px-Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg/330px-Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg/440px-Shedd_Aquarium_S.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3864" data-file-height="2174" /></a><figcaption>The Abbott Oceanarium exterior</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1991, Shedd Aquarium opened the Oceanarium (known since 2010 as the Abbott Oceanarium), a large addition to the aquarium that features <a href="/wiki/Marine_mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine mammals">marine mammals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Pacific_white-sided_dolphin" title="Pacific white-sided dolphin">Pacific white-sided dolphins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whale" title="Beluga whale">beluga whales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sea_otter" title="Sea otter">sea otters</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_sea_lion" title="California sea lion">California sea lions</a>, on the right side of the stairway that is next to the sea lions is an open estuary tank for several <a href="/wiki/Cuttlefish" title="Cuttlefish">cuttlefish</a> and by the sea otter exhibit, is a large natural looking touch tank for tide pool creatures like <a href="/wiki/Crabs" class="mw-redirect" title="Crabs">crabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sea_cucumbers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea cucumbers">sea cucumbers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sea_anemones" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea anemones">sea anemones</a>. The lower level of the Oceanarium allows underwater viewing of the beluga whales and the dolphins. It holds 3 million US gallons (11,000,000 L) in total; the largest single tank is the 2-million-US-gallon (7,600,000 L) "Whale Harbour".<sup id="cite_ref-Oceanarium_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oceanarium-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium,_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg/220px-Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg/330px-Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg/440px-Preparing_for_a_show_in_the_Shedd_Aquarium%27s_Oceanarium%2C_with_Lake_Michigan_in_the_background.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1478" data-file-height="996" /></a><figcaption>Preparing for a show in the Oceanarium, with Lake Michigan in the background</figcaption></figure> <p>The Oceanarium is the largest indoor marine mammal facility in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Oceanarium also houses a 1,000-seat amphitheater which presents an educational marine mammal show. Several of the sea otters that lived in the aquarium in the past were rescued from the <a href="/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill" title="Exxon Valdez oil spill"><i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill</a> in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-Oceanarium_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oceanarium-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the fall of 2008, Shedd's Oceanarium was closed for preventive sealing as well as administrative upgrades. The animals in the exhibit area were temporarily moved to other zoos and aquariums until the exhibit reopened in May 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Polar_Play_Zone">Polar Play Zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Polar Play Zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The exhibit is an interactive play area for children and contains an underwater viewing area of the beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins and sea otters. The exhibit also includes <a href="/wiki/Southern_rockhopper_penguin" title="Southern rockhopper penguin">Southern rockhopper penguins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magellanic_penguin" title="Magellanic penguin">magellanic penguins</a>, as well as 5 circular tanks for <a href="/wiki/Aurelia_aurita" title="Aurelia aurita">moon jellyfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Starfish" title="Starfish">starfishes</a> that are by an interactive submarine model. There is also a starfish <a href="/wiki/Touch_pool" title="Touch pool">touch pool</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stingray_Touch">Stingray Touch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stingray Touch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Located on the aquarium's South Terrace, this exhibit allows guests to touch <a href="/wiki/Cownose_ray" title="Cownose ray">cownose rays</a> as they swim around their 20,000 US gallons (76,000 L) outdoor exhibit and is open seasonally from May through October. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plankton_Revealed">Plankton Revealed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Plankton Revealed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Plankton Revealed exhibit opened in July 2023 focuses on the importance of <a href="/wiki/Plankton" title="Plankton">plankton</a> and features <a href="/wiki/Metasepia_pfefferi" title="Metasepia pfefferi">flamboyant cuttlefish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phyllorhiza_punctata" title="Phyllorhiza punctata">white-spotted jellyfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brine_shrimp" title="Brine shrimp">brine shrimp</a> and other small animals. This interactive exhibit is the aquarium's first to be fully bilingual, featuring Spanish translations.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4D_Theater">4D Theater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 4D Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 4D Theater opened in 2009 as part of the renovation of the Abbott Oceanarium. The 4D experience includes a 3D film with interactive seats, high-tech audio and interactive elements like scents and bubbles. Films shown have included <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants_4-D" title="SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D">SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Age:_Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs" title="Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs">Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Polar_Express_(film)" title="The Polar Express (film)">The Polar Express</a></i> (seasonal). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previous_special_exhibits">Previous special exhibits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Previous special exhibits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jellies">Jellies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Jellies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_(51556706875).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg/220px-Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg/330px-Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg/440px-Jellyfish_-_Shedd_Aquarium_%2851556706875%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3373" data-file-height="3373" /></a><figcaption>Although the themed exhibit was temporary, jellyfish continue to be shown at the aquarium.</figcaption></figure> <p>The "jellies" exhibit opened in April 2011, focusing on jellyfish, and the misconceptions surrounding them. It featured at least 10 species of jellyfish, including <a href="/wiki/Aurelia_aurita" title="Aurelia aurita">moon jellyfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egg-yolk_jellyfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg-yolk jellyfish">egg-yolk jellyfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purple-striped_jelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Purple-striped jelly">purple-striped jelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_sea_nettle" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic sea nettle">Atlantic sea nettle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jelly_blubber" title="Jelly blubber">jelly blubber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Upside-down_jellyfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Upside-down jellyfish">upside-down jellyfish</a>. The exhibit closed in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Underwater_Beauty">Underwater Beauty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Underwater Beauty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This exhibit opened on May 25, 2018, and focused on the visual beauty of sea life, with sections called "Color", "Patterns", and "Rhythms." The exhibit featured 100 different species of fish and invertebrate, displayed to accent their visual qualities, including the <a href="/wiki/Ribbon_eel" title="Ribbon eel">ribbon eel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lagoon_jelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagoon jelly">lagoon jelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flower_hat_jelly" title="Flower hat jelly">flower hat jelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peacock_mantis_shrimp" class="mw-redirect" title="Peacock mantis shrimp">peacock mantis shrimp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weedy_seadragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Weedy seadragon">Weedy seadragon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Longnose_hawkfish" title="Longnose hawkfish">longnose hawkfish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exhibit closed on April 17, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amphibians">Amphibians</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Amphibians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The amphibian exhibit opened on May 15, 2015, and ran through January 1, 2018. It featured 40 different species of amphibians, including the <a href="/wiki/Gray_tree_frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Gray tree frog">gray tree frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poison_dart_frog" title="Poison dart frog">poison dart frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fire-bellied_toad" title="Fire-bellied toad">fire-bellied toad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emperor_newt" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor newt">emperor newt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Axolotl" title="Axolotl">axolotl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiger_salamander" title="Tiger salamander">tiger salamander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spring_peeper" title="Spring peeper">spring peeper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_giant_salamander" title="Japanese giant salamander">Japanese giant salamander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cane_toad" title="Cane toad">cane toad</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Marbled_salamander" title="Marbled salamander">marbled salamander</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seahorse_Symphony">Seahorse Symphony</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Seahorse Symphony"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_aquarium,_Chicago,_USA_(2786962978).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg/220px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg/330px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg/440px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282786962978%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Leafy_seadragon" title="Leafy seadragon">Leafy seadragon</a> was one of the featured species during the <i>Seahorse Symphony</i> and continues to be popular at the aquarium.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Seahorse Symphony exhibit opened in 1998 and ran through 2003. It featured <a href="/wiki/Trumpetfish" title="Trumpetfish">trumpetfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snipefish" class="mw-redirect" title="Snipefish">snipefish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shrimpfish" title="Shrimpfish">shrimpfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leafy_seadragon" title="Leafy seadragon">leafy seadragon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banded_pipefish" title="Banded pipefish">banded pipefish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seahorse" title="Seahorse">seahorse</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Weedy_seadragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Weedy seadragon">weedy seadragon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crabs!"><span id="Crabs.21"></span>Crabs!</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Crabs!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Crabs! opened on May 17, 2005 as part of the Shedd Aquarium's 75th anniversary celebration. Until its closure on January 8, 2006, it was the largest exhibition of <a href="/wiki/Crab" title="Crab">crabs</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lizards_and_the_Komodo_King">Lizards and the Komodo King</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Lizards and the Komodo King"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2006 to 2008, this exhibit featured over 25 species of <a href="/wiki/Reptiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Reptiles">reptiles</a>, including a <a href="/wiki/Komodo_dragon" title="Komodo dragon">Komodo dragon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_tree_monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Green tree monitor">green tree monitors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gila_monster" title="Gila monster">Gila monsters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caiman_lizard" class="mw-redirect" title="Caiman lizard">caiman lizards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gecko" title="Gecko">geckos</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Crocodile_monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Crocodile monitor">crocodile monitor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Animals_on_exhibit,_past_and_present"><span id="Animals_on_exhibit.2C_past_and_present"></span>Animals on exhibit, past and present</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Animals on exhibit, past and present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_Lungfish">Australian Lungfish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Australian Lungfish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Granddad</b> </p><p>Walter Chute, the aquarium's director from 1928 to 1964, wanted rare fish to attract the 10 million tourists expected to visit Chicago for the exposition in 1933. Granddad, an <a href="/wiki/Australian_lungfish" title="Australian lungfish">Australian lungfish</a>, arrived at the Shedd in 1933, along with his mate, from <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Century_of_Progress" title="Century of Progress">Century of Progress</a> world exposition. During the expo's run, they attracted about 4.5 million visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-granddad_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-granddad-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Granddad's death in 2017, he was claimed by the aquarium to be the oldest fish in any aquarium in the world. He was 109<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> years old; he weighed 25 pounds (11 kg) and was 4 feet (1.2 m) in length. His normal behavior was to lay like a sunken log on the bottom of his habitat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beluga_whales">Beluga whales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Beluga whales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_(3632011065).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg/220px-At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg/330px-At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg/440px-At_the_Shedd_Aquarium_%283632011065%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1038" /></a><figcaption>Beluga whale with trainer.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Shedd Aquarium currently has eight living Belugas as of November 15, 2022: Naya (F), Beethoven (M), Kayavak (F), Bella (F), Aurek (M), Kimalu (F), Annik (M) and Atlas (M). </p><p><b>Mauyak</b>, <b>Qannik</b>, <b>Miki</b>, <b>Kimalu</b>, <b>Annik:</b> In 2000, Mauyak gave birth to Qannik, who was sent to <a href="/wiki/Point_Defiance_Zoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Point Defiance Zoo">Point Defiance Zoo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a> where he died in 2009. On August 16, 2007, Mauyak gave birth yet again to a male calf named Miki, the Inuit word for ″small″ bringing the total number of successful beluga calf births at the aquarium to four since 1999. Miki has been moved to the <a href="/wiki/Mystic_Aquarium" title="Mystic Aquarium">Mystic Aquarium</a> in 2016. On August 27, 2012, Mauyak gave birth to a female calf, Kimalu.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 3, 2019, Mauyak gave birth to a male calf, Annik, bringing the total number of belugas at Shedd to eight.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mauyak died on Saturday, November 12, 2022. <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Immiayuk</b>, <a href="/wiki/Kayavak" title="Kayavak"><b>Kayavak:</b></a> Kayavak is one of the most famous residents of the Oceanarium. The whale became an orphan at only nearly five months old after her mother, Immiayuk, died. Trainers fed Kayavak fish, cared for her day and night, taught her how to "be a whale", and she thrived to be the healthy adult she is today. </p><p><b>Puiji</b>, <b>Bella</b>, and <b>Nunavik:</b> In 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whale" title="Beluga whale">beluga whale</a> Puiji gave birth to a female calf, later named Bella. On December 14, 2009, she gave birth to a 162-pound, five-foot, four-inch male calf.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it was a difficult birth, the calf survived and debuted to the public on Sunday, January 24, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has since been named "Nunavik" meaning "friendly, beautiful, and wild". Nunavik currently lives at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium" title="Georgia Aquarium">Georgia Aquarium</a> as of 2016. Puiji died on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, following a seizure after having been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed medical condition over the course of several months.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Naluark:</b> Naluark was transferred to Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in <a href="/wiki/Mystic,_Connecticut" title="Mystic, Connecticut">Mystic, Connecticut</a>, in October 2011. He has since been moved to <a href="/wiki/SeaWorld_Orlando" title="SeaWorld Orlando">SeaWorld Orlando</a> in 2016. </p><p><b>Naya:</b> Naya first arrived at Shedd Aquarium in 1992. She has since had four calves. Her first was a stillborn in 2002. She then gave birth on December 20, 2009 to a 162-pound, five-foot two-inch male calf, though the calf died two days later from complications during birth.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Naya gave birth to premature twins. The first calf, a female born head first, survived being born. The second calf, born tail first, was a stillborn.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unfortunately, because the calves were premature twins, the first calf had multiple health issues and died 15 days later despite being in the care of staff members.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alaskan_sea_otters">Alaskan sea otters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Alaskan sea otters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yaku (son of Kenai) was euthanized on February 26, 2022, due to failing health brought on by a tumor in his chest.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kenai (<a href="/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill" title="Exxon Valdez oil spill"><i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill</a> survivor) was euthanized on October 9, 2012, due to failing health brought on by advancing years.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kachemak (oldest sea otter in a North American Aquarium/Zoo) was euthanized on August 24, 2013, due to failing health related to age.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Seldovia</b> (M)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> arrived at the Shedd Aquarium on November 29th, 2023. He is currently<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (July 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> the only Alaskan sea otter at Shedd and shares his habitat with the Southern sea otters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_sea_otters">Southern sea otters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Southern sea otters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Luna</b> (F),<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>Cooper</b> (M), <b>Watson</b> (M), <b>Suri</b> (F), <b>Willow</b> (F). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pacific_white-sided_dolphins">Pacific white-sided dolphins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Pacific white-sided dolphins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53,_2009-11-15.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/220px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/330px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG/440px-Fantasea_aquatic_show_at_Shedd_Aquarium_53%2C_2009-11-15.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2983" data-file-height="2387" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pacific_white-sided_dolphin" title="Pacific white-sided dolphin">Pacific white-sided dolphins</a> at one of the aquatic shows.</figcaption></figure> <p>The aquarium has seven white sided dolphins: Loke (F), Kri (F), Katrl (F), Munchkin (F), Makoa (M), Elelo (M), and Harmony (F). </p><p>Males <b>Sagu</b> and <b>Makoa</b> were conceived by Li'i at the Miami Seaquarium when <b>Piquet</b> was on a breeding loan there. Piquet gave birth to Sagu on Memorial Day weekend in 2012. Piquet gave birth to her second calf, Makoa, on June 1, 2015. Piquet was moved to Miami Seaquarium in early 2018 for a breeding loan and <b>Ipo</b> was transferred to Shedd to take her place. Piquet was later transferred back in May of 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August of that year, she miscarried a calf sired by Li'i.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ipo and Piquet were moved to SeaWorld San Antonio in October of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sagu died in May of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Kri</b> has lived at the Shedd Aquarium on and off since 1991. She was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Mystic_Aquarium" title="Mystic Aquarium">Mystic Aquarium</a> in 2009 due to construction on Shedd's oceanarium, and the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Seaquarium" title="Miami Seaquarium">Miami Seaquarium</a> in 2013 for a breeding loan. Kri had a stillborn calf in 2003 that was sired through artificial insemination.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Katrl</b> first arrived along with Piquet to Shedd Aquarium in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 18, 2016, Katrl gave birth to a male calf sired by Li'i. The calf was placed on display on June 18, 2016, and was named <b>Kukdlaa</b>, meaning "Bubbles" in the Tlingit language. Kukdlaa died in 2019. <b>Harmony</b> was born to Katrl and Sagu on August 31, 2020, hours after a rare twin beluga birth.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Loke</b> and her then 5-year-old son <b>Elelo</b> arrived to Shedd Aquarium on August 3, 2023 after living off-display at the Miami Seaquarium for Elelo's entire life.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move was a result of several USDA reports that noted Miami Seaquarium's poor facility state. It is unknown if the two will be transferred back, as the Miami Seaquarium's remaining Pacific white-sided dolphin, Li'i, was transferred to SeaWorld San Antonio in September of 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Green_sea_turtle">Green sea turtle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Green sea turtle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Nickel</b> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nick_(Sea_Turtle).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg/220px-Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg/330px-Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg/440px-Nick_%28Sea_Turtle%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Nickel, a <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">Green sea turtle</a> resting at the aquarium.</figcaption></figure> <p>Nickel is a female <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green sea turtle</a> who resides at the Caribbean Reef exhibit located in directly in front of the main lobby. Nickel was rescued on Florida's Gulf Coast area in 1998, where she was struck by the propellers of a motorboat. This accident damaged her shell and paralyzed her from the waist down causing her to have buoyancy problems. </p><p>Researchers thought that she could no longer live in the wild so she was brought to Shedd in the spring of 2003. Upon her arrival, she went through several medical examinations, including an x-ray. The x-ray revealed a 1975 <a href="/wiki/Nickel_(United_States_coin)" title="Nickel (United States coin)">nickel</a> lodged in her throat which is where she received the name, Nickel. Nickel is one of the many rescued animals that reside in the Shedd. She serves as an example to many people of the effects human activities can have on wildlife.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_American_river_otter">North American river otter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: North American river otter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Rio</b> </p><p>Euthanized on October 29, 2013, due to age related health issues, Rio was 21 and lived well past the median life expectancy of a North American river otter.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grouper">Grouper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Grouper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Bubba</b> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bubba_(fish)" title="Bubba (fish)">Bubba</a>, a male <a href="/wiki/Queensland_grouper" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland grouper">Queensland grouper</a>, was believed to be the first fish to undergo <a href="/wiki/Chemotherapy" title="Chemotherapy">chemotherapy</a>. He was introduced to the aquarium in 1987 and died in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tarpon">Tarpon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Tarpon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Deadeye</b> </p><p>Deadeye, a female <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_tarpon" title="Atlantic tarpon">Atlantic tarpon</a>, was the oldest fish to reside at the Caribbean Reef in the aquarium. She was first introduced to the aquarium in 1935 and died in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (December 2017)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation_and_research">Conservation and research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Conservation and research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_aquarium,_Chicago,_USA_(2787188122).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg/220px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg/330px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg/440px-Shedd_aquarium%2C_Chicago%2C_USA_%282787188122%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Beluga whales are one area of research and conservation for the aquarium.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research helps to provide on-site research at the aquarium. They study topics such as animal health and behavior, nutrition, animal training, reproduction and genetics. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a> (IUCN) designated the Shedd Aquarium as its Center for Species Survival:Freshwater, to study and promote the conservation and restoration of global <a href="/wiki/Freshwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshwater">freshwater</a> systems, and strategies for freshwater species survival.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aquarium also partners with conservation efforts in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Bahamian_rock_iguana" title="Northern Bahamian rock iguana">Bahamian rock iguana</a> is one of the most endangered lizards in the world. Since 1994, the Shedd Aquarium has been studying and providing conservation plans for this iguana. The Shedd Aquarium is now recognized as the lead authority on this iguana. In Southeast Asia, the Shedd partners with <a href="/wiki/Project_Seahorse" title="Project Seahorse">Project Seahorse</a> to monitor and map out the <a href="/wiki/Seahorse" title="Seahorse">seahorse</a> populations in Southeast Asia. </p><p>Since 1991, the Shedd Aquarium has been involved with research focused on <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Beluga whales">beluga whales</a>. They focus on the animal handling procedures to ensure the animals’ welfare. The aquarium conducts most of their beluga whale research in <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bay" title="Bristol Bay">Bristol Bay</a> in southwest <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 213.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 211.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Acuario_Shedd,_Chicago,_Illinois,_Estados_Unidos,_2012-10-21,_DD_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Main entrance at night."><img alt="Main entrance at night." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg/317px-Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="212" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg/476px-Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg/634px-Acuario_Shedd%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_Estados_Unidos%2C_2012-10-21%2C_DD_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4943" data-file-height="2808" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Main entrance at night.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 244px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 242px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_(2379489379).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Crocodile in one of the exhibits."><img alt="Crocodile in one of the exhibits." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg/363px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="242" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg/545px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg/726px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489379%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="635" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Crocodile" title="Crocodile">Crocodile</a> in one of the exhibits.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 181.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 179.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_0056.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Amphilophus citrinellus."><img alt="Amphilophus citrinellus." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Shedd_0056.jpg/269px-Shedd_0056.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Shedd_0056.jpg/404px-Shedd_0056.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Shedd_0056.jpg/538px-Shedd_0056.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Amphilophus_citrinellus" title="Amphilophus citrinellus">Amphilophus citrinellus</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Community event co-hosted with NOAA celebrating 200 years of the agency."><img alt="Community event co-hosted with NOAA celebrating 200 years of the agency." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/270px-Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/405px-Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/540px-Post0199_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Community event co-hosted with <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a> celebrating 200 years of the agency.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 184px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 182px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_(2379489501).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Southern rockhoppers and gentoos at the penguin habitat."><img alt="Southern rockhoppers and gentoos at the penguin habitat." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg/273px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg/409px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg/545px-Chicago_-_Shedd_aquarium_%282379489501%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="846" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Southern_rockhopper_penguin" title="Southern rockhopper penguin">Southern rockhoppers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gentoo_penguin" title="Gentoo penguin">gentoos</a> at the penguin habitat.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 152px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium,_2009-11-15.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A diver in the Caribbean Reef exhibit tank."><img alt="A diver in the Caribbean Reef exhibit tank." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/225px-Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/338px-Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/450px-Diver_in_Caribbean_Reef_tank_at_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_2009-11-15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2608" data-file-height="2086" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A diver in the <i>Caribbean Reef</i> exhibit tank.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 108.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 106.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) at the Amazon Rising exhibit."><img alt="Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) at the Amazon Rising exhibit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg/160px-Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg/240px-Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg/320px-Wattled_Jacana_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="930" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wattled_jacana" title="Wattled jacana">Wattled jacana</a> (<i>Jacana jacana</i>) at the <i>Amazon Rising</i> exhibit.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Floating Meadow exhibit."><img alt="Floating Meadow exhibit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg/240px-Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg/360px-Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg/480px-Shedd_aquarium_fg02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>Floating Meadow</i> exhibit.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3,_2009-11-15.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wild Reef exhibit."><img alt="Wild Reef exhibit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/270px-Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/405px-Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg/540px-Wild_Reef_at_Shedd_Aquarium_3%2C_2009-11-15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>Wild Reef</i> exhibit.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 141.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 139.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_Display.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Beauty of the Amazon exhibit."><img alt="Beauty of the Amazon exhibit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shedd_Display.jpg/209px-Shedd_Display.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shedd_Display.jpg/313px-Shedd_Display.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shedd_Display.jpg/417px-Shedd_Display.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3924" data-file-height="3386" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>Beauty of the Amazon</i> exhibit.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Educational exhibit."><img alt="Educational exhibit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg/240px-Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg/360px-Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg/480px-Shedd_aquarium_fg03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Educational exhibit.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Octopus sculpture in the gift store."><img alt="Octopus sculpture in the gift store." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg/240px-Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg/360px-Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg/480px-Illinois_-_Shedd_Aquarium_-_20220509101951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Octopus sculpture in the gift store.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 216px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 214px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/321px--Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="214" height="120" data-durationhint="24" data-mwtitle="Comb_Jelly,_Shedd_Aquarium,_Chicago.webmhd.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1080" data-height="606" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm/Comb_Jelly%2C_Shedd_Aquarium%2C_Chicago.webmhd.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Video of a <a href="/wiki/Ctenophora" title="Ctenophora">Comb jelly</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:933px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chicago skyline at sunrise, viewed from the east; the Shedd Aquarium is at the far left."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg/925px-Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="925" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg/1388px-Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg/1850px-Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7550" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_sunrise_1.jpg" title="File:Chicago sunrise 1.jpg"> </a></div>Chicago skyline at sunrise, viewed from the east; the Shedd Aquarium is at the far left.</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shedd_Aquarium&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_and_cultural_institutions_in_Chicago" title="List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago">List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago architecture">Chicago architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Chicago" title="Culture of Chicago">Culture of Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago" title="Art Institute of Chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Park_Zoo" title="Lincoln Park Zoo">Lincoln Park Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield_Zoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Brookfield Zoo">Brookfield Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)" title="Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)">Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Illinois" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois">List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois</a></li></ul> <div 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://interactive.sheddaquarium.org/2013/10/a-rio-remembrance.html#more">the original</a> on November 11, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rio+Remembrance&rft.pub=Shedd+Aquarium&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finteractive.sheddaquarium.org%2F2013%2F10%2Fa-rio-remembrance.html%23more&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShedd+Aquarium" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-08-24-0608240312-story.html">"Bubba the grouper dies at Shedd"</a>. Chicago Tribune. August 23, 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Haerther Center for Conservation and Research"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sheddaquarium.org/pdf/publicrelations/X130312_Conservation_newsroom_final(1).pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on June 2, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_state" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington state">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_West_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wisconsin" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wyoming" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#A8EDEF;color:black">Lists by insular areas</th><td 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href="/wiki/National_Historic_Preservation_Act" title="National Historic Preservation Act">National Historic Preservation Act</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historic_Preservation_Fund" title="Historic Preservation Fund">Historic Preservation Fund</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_jails_and_prisons_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places">List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_and_college_buildings_listed_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places">University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#A8EDEF;color:black"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago" title="Art Institute of Chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auditorium_Building_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditorium Building (Chicago)">Auditorium Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BP_Pedestrian_Bridge" title="BP Pedestrian Bridge">BP Pedestrian Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Fountain" title="Buckingham Fountain">Buckingham Fountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnham_Pavilions" title="Burnham Pavilions">Burnham Pavilions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Lakefront_Trail" title="Chicago Lakefront Trail">Chicago Lakefront Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Park_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Grant Park Symphony Orchestra">Grant Park Symphony Orchestra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Daley_Park" title="Maggie Daley Park">Maggie Daley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Park" title="Millennium Park">Millennium 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href="/wiki/Cubi_VII" title="Cubi VII">Cubi VII</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flying_Dragon_(Calder)" title="Flying Dragon (Calder)">Flying Dragon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fountain_of_the_Great_Lakes" title="Fountain of the Great Lakes">Fountain of the Great Lakes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_John_Logan_Memorial" title="General John Logan Memorial">General John Logan Memorial</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Rosenberg_Fountain" title="Joseph Rosenberg Fountain">Joseph Rosenberg Fountain</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Large_Interior_Form,_1953%E2%80%9354" title="Large Interior Form, 1953–54"><i>Large Interior Form</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lions_(Kemeys)" title="Lions (Kemeys)">Lions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magdalene_(sculpture)" title="Magdalene (sculpture)">Magdalene</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_Enters_the_Cosmos" title="Man Enters the Cosmos">Man Enters the Cosmos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_with_Fish" 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