Article: Go fish.

Byline: Emily Nunn

CHICAGO _ On a recent morning at the Shedd Aquarium, kids in school uniforms formed a shrieking, overstimulated cluster near the Caribbean Reef tank, with its exotic day-glo fish. They applauded for the penguins, gasped at the sharks and snakes, and made a beeline for the dolphin show.

Meanwhile, Granddad, an Australian lungfish who was brought to the Shedd back in April 1933 to attract visitors during the World's Fair, was being ignored. True, he performs no flashy party tricks in his corner tank. But he has the sweetest disposition anyone could ask for in a fish: He has worked for more than 70 years without taking a sick day, and, ...

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