“Bernie and Billi, his wife, really loved the beluga whales. That was one of their favorites,” Georgia Aquarium’s Dan Dipiazzo said.

A fourth name option was Leucas for the scientific name of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas. Visitors at the Shedd Aquarium watch Opus, a 7-month-old beluga on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio ...

At the massive Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, visitors can get up close and personal with sea life ranging from beluga whales and dolphins to sea lions and penguins. At the newly opened Explorers ...