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

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

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.

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

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

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.