One Whale was founded to track the beluga, which had become a celebrity ... escaped an enclosure and may have been trained by the Russian navy as he appeared to be accustomed to humans.

Hvaldimir, a beloved whale believed to have escaped a past life as a Russian spy, was found dead over the weekend in what animal rights organizations say were unnatural circumstances. The beluga ...

A beluga whale that was suspected to be used as a Russian intelligence-gathering tool that became an oceanic celebrity was found dead Saturday. Hvaldimir the beluga whale was found after it was ...

This whale of a tale just took a spy thriller twist. A beluga whale purportedly trained as a Russian spy that was found dead off the coast of Norway this weekend died with “multiple bullet ...

A beluga whale suspected of being a Russian intelligence asset — before winning the hearts of Norwegian fishermen with his toothy grin — was found dead over the weekend. The mammal ...

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 Beluga whale made famous for the “Russian spy” harness he was found wearing off the coast of Norway died over the weekend as volunteers said they were close to securing his release to open ...

Beluga Whales Move from Aquarium to Sanctuary ... the SPD had looked into the rumors that Hvaldimir was a trained Russian spy. “I don’t think we’ve had a case like this before,” he ...

Hvaldimir wasn’t a Russian spy—he was a “hooligan” military base guard who went rogue. Speaking to the BBC ahead of its new documentary on the beluga whale’s story, Shpak said she is ...

A beloved beluga whale named Hvaldimir ... The whale, whose name is a fusion of the Norwegian word for whale—hval—and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first name, was discovered floating ...

Hvaldimir, the white beluga whale dubbed the “Russian spy whale” that was found dead over the weekend off Norway, was most likely shot, animal-rights groups said Wednesday, calling for an ...

The tame beluga whale found in Norway five years ago has been suspected over the years of being a Russian spy or a therapy whale for children, as reported by Helsingin Sanomat. Hvaldimir has ...