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

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.

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

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

Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's ...

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

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

Kimalu a beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium, is now the first to recover from general anesthesia following surgery. Experts, removing several cysts on her head and neck, near her blowhole.

A beluga whale at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium had a groundbreaking surgery that is poised to change the future of beluga whale ...

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