November 10, 2009
The reviews are in and Fantasea is a "must sea!" Check out reviews in The Chicago Tribune, Southtown Star and WBBM radio.
Check out this video introducing the cast of Shedd's new aquatic show.
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
October 16, 2009
Here's a look back at the renovation of the reimagined Oceanarium. Thanks for supporting Shedd and visit us soon!
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
October 08, 2009
Check out the official trailer for Fantasea, which debuts Oct. 16 at Shedd!
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
July 22, 2009
Yesterday, members of the media experienced a special beluga encounter, one of Shedd's premium experiences. Below are a few stories we wanted to share:
Time Out Chicago
CLTV
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Red Eye
Chicago Breaking News
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
July 16, 2009
More from Shedd's High School Marine Biology participants studying in the Bahamas:
Today we journeyed to a part of Cat Cay that is under construction. It intrigued us to snorkel on this part of the island because we were unsure as to the affect that the construction had upon the natural habitats. Jumping into the water, we began surveying the area and were shocked to see that as we drew nearer to the alleged shore, we could barely see any signs of life at all. We also noticed that the shallow water was quite foggy, which made it hard to see. As we got closer to the shore line we began to notice that dredging that had already occurred from construction. Recognizing this, we were able to decipher from the apparent dredging that most animal life had vanished from the area.
July 07, 2009
The High School Marine Biology program participants are in their first week of study in the Bahamas. Here's a blog post and video from two of the participants:
This afternoon we headed to Turtle Rocks and saw starfish, conch shells, laughing gulls, and tons of crabs. After a short ride to the other side of the rocks, we got in the water for a late afternoon snorkel to start our fish ID research project.
May 25, 2009
We're celebrating the Oceanarium grand opening with special animal encounters and chats, animals to touch in the tide pool, games, stilt walkers, divers, magicians and jugglers!
Check out this video of a Shedd tot in a Polar Play Zone penguin suit:
See more footage captured by Shedd and our guests on our YouTube channel and Flickr group.
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
May 21, 2009
This morning, Shedd held a special media preview of the reimagined Oceanarium, which opens to the public on May 23! Below are a few stories from the Chicago media we wanted to share:
ABC-7
FOX Chicago
WGN-TV
Follow us on Twitter opening weekend for updates and prizes.
Posted by Jay Geneske, web editor
April 08, 2009
Here's a look behind the scenes of the new Polar Play Zone, Shedds first permanent children's exhibit opening on May 22.
Learn more about the reimagined Oceanarium.
Posted by Bryan Schuetze, exhibit design
March 27, 2009
We have been working hard to collect and study as many iguanas as we can over the past few days, and each day we look forward to returning to the R/V Coral Reef II (pictured) so that we can hook up our satellite terminal and download all of your questions and comments. It feels great to know students across the United States are learning along with us, and we really enjoy answering your questions. At night we are busy processing all of the blood samples that are collected from the iguanas we collected, but we are doing our best to answer as many questions as we can each night. We have answered some of your questions below, and we look forward to answering more soon.
"What is the longest iguana you've ever found?"
Head to tail iguanas can be as long as 52 inches (132 centimeters)
"How do iguanas talk to each other?"
Iguanas don't exactly talk to each other like people do, but they do communicate with one another through bobbing their heads, puffing up their bodies and other movements.
