You’d want to go to the doctor too if you spent an entire season getting touched by strangers.
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The Shedd Aquarium announced Thursday that some 60 cownose stingrays that were on exhibit at the outdoor “Stingray Touch” tent have been taken inside for the winter and were each given a clean bill of health.
The Shedd said in a press release that blood work, parasite inspection, ultrasounds, body measurements and swabs for microbes are all part of the battery of tests the aquatic creatures underwent for their fall checkups. They all passed with “flying colors,” according to Bill Van Bonn, vice president of animal health at the Shedd.
For those who really, really want to stick their hands in the water and stroke a fish, the aquarium’s sturgeon pool is open in the winter months. Don’t worry, the stingrays will be back in the spring.
Check out a few more photos below of Shedd Aquarium resident Dr. Jimmy Johnson during the checkups. And let’s be honest, the stingrays are inifitely more chill than you are during a doc appointment.
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