A beluga whale believed to have been trained to spy for Russia was found dead in Norwegian waters on Saturday, five years after making the local coast his home. The lifeless body of Hvaldimir was ...

The peculiar tale of a beluga whale believed to have been a Russian "spy" appears to have been solved. A marine mammal expert suggests the animal was likely trained to guard a Russian naval base ...

The tame beluga whale approached Norwegian fishermen in 2019, wearing a harness, leading to speculation that it was an escaped Russian "spy whale" [Norwegian Orca Survey] The mystery as to why a ...

Speaking to the BBC ahead of its new documentary on the beluga whale’s story ... conclusion after consulting multiple sources in the Russian marine mammal community, including trainers and ...

The tame beluga whale approached Norwegian fishermen in 2019, wearing a harness, leading to speculation that it was an escaped Russian "spy whale" [Norwegian Orca Survey] The mystery as to why a ...

Russia has always refused to confirm or deny that the beluga whale was trained by its military. But Dr Shpak, who worked in Russia researching marine mammals from the 1990s until she returned to ...

But rather than a Russian spy, Dr Olga Shpak believes the ... “The location of the beluga whales very close to the submarines and the surface vessels might tell us that they are actually part ...

The mystery as to why a beluga whale appeared off the coast of Norway wearing a harness may finally have been solved. The tame white whale, which locals named Hvaldimir, made headlines five years ago ...

She believes the beluga was being trained to guard the base and fled because it was a "hooligan". Seeking sanctuary for whale dubbed a Russian spy Russia has always refused to confirm or deny that ...

A Beluga whale whose strange harness sparked suspicions it was trained by Russia for spying purposes has been found dead in Norway, according to an NGO which tracks his movements. Nicknamed ...