The seven-month-old baby beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on March 6, 2025, now has a name, Opus, after more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members. (Terrence Antonio James ...

I've been gaga for beluga whales ever since I was a little kid (along with probably every other 80s/90s kid who grew up listening to Raffi's "Baby Beluga" song). Turns out, though, baby belugas don't ...

"He's just constantly growing and developing." After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the toddler-like beluga's new name.

As he learns to communicate with chirps, whistles and squeals, the Shedd Aquarium’s first baby beluga in over four years now has a name that sings: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set ...