What truly surprised scientists and the public alike was the whale’s subsequent behavior. Nicknamed “Hvaldimir” (a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and Vladimir), the beluga began ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country needed security guarantees in the absence of Nato membership, and warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin could be preparing to go to war against ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin then demanded the swift release of 11 orcas and 87 beluga whales back in to the wild.

In the late 90s, the beluga sturgeon was classified as an endangered species. Unfortunately, United States consumers were guilty of consuming 60% of the world’s beluga caviar exports.

The UK's Royal Navy launched a frantic search for phantom Russians off the coast after picking up two mysterious sounds in the ocean — only to conclude that the noises came from a gassy whale.

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 ...

The beluga dubbed the "spy whale," was wearing a harness with a small camera and a buckle marked with "Equipment St Petersburg." Edited by: Anjali Thakur World News Nov 11, 2024 20:14 pm IST ...

The whale, nicknamed Hvaldimir, which is a combination of the word for whale, hval and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was discovered floating at the Risavika Bay in southern ...

The beluga was suspected of being Vladimir Putin's 'spy whale' Credit: EPA Hvaldimir, who stood at an impressive 14ft and weighed a staggering 2,700lbs had to be whisked out of the water with a crane.

Beloved beluga whale Hvladimir thought to have been a trained Russian spy was not shot dead in Norway, investigators find Investigations by Norwegian authorities have determined human activity ...