Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast
Source: BBC
A beluga whale found off Norway's coast wearing a special Russian harness was probably trained by the Russian navy, a Norwegian expert says.
Marine biologist Prof Audun Rikardsen said the harness had a GoPro camera holder and a label sourcing it to St Petersburg. A Norwegian fisherman managed to remove it from the whale.
He said a Russian fellow scientist had told him that it was not the sort of kit that Russian scientists would use.
Russia has a naval base in the region.
The tame beluga repeatedly approached Norwegian boats off Ingoya, an Arctic island about 415km (258 miles) from Murmansk, where Russia's Northern Fleet is based. Belugas are native to Arctic waters.
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SansACause
(520 posts)The title of the article threw me off for a minute.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)Imagine the untanned bits of our president. The young and vigorous backside, for example. The word "beluga" comes to mind.
Talitha
(6,611 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)if the whale was defecting?
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)belugas are very smart animals! They are one of my favorite marine animals.
DeminPennswoods
(15,289 posts)rwsanders
(2,606 posts)riversedge
(70,273 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)SunSeeker
(51,646 posts)It's probably not able to fend for itself in the wild, swimming alone without a pod.
Fucking Putin, that sick, evil, kleptocrat.
generalbetrayus
(507 posts)Polybius
(15,465 posts)rwsanders
(2,606 posts)He was obviously lonely and would make a fuss until she came out to him. She suspected he was a navy dolphin that had escaped or been released. The video was amazing, but I can't find it.
Anyone remember this? Have the video?
eppur_se_muova
(36,281 posts)seltzerwater
(53 posts)Worst Spy Whale Ever..