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

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

Spread the loveA popular 12-year-old beluga whale, Kimalu, living among eight other whales at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, ...

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

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

The field of veterinary anesthesia in exotic animals encompasses the development and refinement of anaesthetic protocols tailored to the unique physiological characteristics of non-traditional ...