shedd aquarium: I am 12 years old and am practically in love with marine animal life and have been since 4th grade. I live in chicago so of course i visit the shedd and i recently have visited seaworld and did the beluga interaction (btw i loved and it was amazing). i would like to get in with the shedd because i hope to work there someday. a while ago i heard that one i turned 12 i could volunteer there. i looked at a few websights about it and was shocked to see that for the one that i wanted to do i had to be 18. i was wondering if there was any other thing that anyone knows of that i would be able to do something that is like the marine mammal husbandry there. i know that its a long shot that im asking but who knows.|||Most places have volunteer programs for kids your age, however the work is usually passing out maps, helping visitors find things, cleaning and small education programs for visitors. When it comes to working/volunteering with the animals they require the age of 18 because of legal reasons. My guess is Shedd does not have too many under 18 slots just because of their size. Your best bet is to call/email them asking if they have any programs for kids your age. Here is their contact information: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/contactus.h鈥?/a>