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☆ A beloved whale long suspected of being a Russian 'spy' was shot dead, animal-rights groups say
  + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found dead in Norwegian waters over the weekend. The animal-rights groups provided Business Insider with images of the whale's body, which appeared to show bullet holes. The lifeless body of Hvaldimir was discovered by a teenage fisherman and his father near the town of Risavika on Saturday morning. A spokesperson for the Norwegian Veterinary Institute said it couldn't comment on any results as Hvladimir's autopsy was still ongoing.
Persons: —, NOAH, they'd, Regina Haug, Hvaldimir, Vladimir Putin's, Siri Martinsen, Martinsen, Sebastian Strand, Hvladimir, Strand Organizations: Service, Business, NATO, Marine, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, of Fisheries Locations: Norway, Russia, Risavika, Petersburg
☆ The harness-wearing beluga whale believed to be a Russian spy has popped up in Sweden, puzzling scientists who noted he's traveling 'very quickly away from his natural environment'
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A beluga whale wearing a harness that read "Equipment St. Petersburg" appeared in Norway in 2019. Officials said they believed the trained whale was a Russian navy asset that may have escaped. They also said in the Cold War Russia used beluga whales to sniff out mines and torpedoes. The closest beluga whales live farther north, in the Arctic Ocean and the frigid waters north of Norway and around Greenland. Or it could be loneliness, as belugas are a very social species – it could be that he's searching for other beluga whales," Strand said.
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