Pet Training the Shedd Way What do Shedd’s Pacific white-sided dolphins and six dogs from area shelters have in common? They’re all graduates of the “Shedd way” of animal training. Our lively and surprising dog-training presentations show you how the techniques we use to train our dolphins and whales also work great with pets.
-Watch the trailer
-See photos and bios of our new resident dogs
-Check out our resource guide for pet owners
Times: Daily at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Location: Phelps Auditorium
Included in the Total Experience Pass
DivesCelebrate Wild Reef’s fifth anniversary. Check out our new narrated dives in the schooling fishes habitat of Wild Reef daily at 10:30 a.m. And our new Caribbean Reef dive is the next best thing to getting in the water with the animals. You’ll find out more about sea turtle Nickel, the 7-foot moray eel, the pretty parrotfish and all the other reef residents during six daily presentations.
Animal EncountersYou’ll find lots of animals to encounter up close and personal every day at Shedd. In Amazon Rising, you might get face-to-face with millipedes, tarantulas, tortoises, red-tailed boa constrictors, or a tegu lizard. In the Island and Lakes gallery, you could meet a marsh snake, skink, chameleon, or iguana.
Times: Hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Amazon Rising, Local Waters, and Islands and Lakes. Check signs in the foyer for who’s where when.
Camp Shedd
Take an imaginary canoe trip through the Great Lakes, visit a campsite and get close to native turtles, snakes, frogs, fishes and birds of prey like the barred owl, great horned owl, or red-tailed hawk. Learn about the creation of Camp Shedd.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Local Waters Galley
Shedd Interactive
Stay connected to all things Shedd on a new section of our Web site that features regularly updated photos, video and blog posts. Check out new pics of the Wild Reef. Step aboard Shedd's research vessel in the Bahamas. Keep up to date with the Oceanarium's animals and trainers during the renovation with a Web diary series about all their doings off site.
Behind-the-Scenes ToursFollow your guide through the door that leads to behind the scenes at Shedd and see the aquarium from the perspective of the animal-care staff. We've just added our animal hospital, water-quality lab and pathology lab to the tour for 50 minutes of a fascinating insider's look at total animal care at Shedd. You’ll learn how we feed the animals and keep the water clean, and see the built-in features that make our exhibits truly natural habitats.
Thursday - Sunday
11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
$10 per person
10-person maximum per tour
Children must be 4'6" tall.
Registration is required. Please call 312-692-2723.
