A beloved whale long suspected of being a Russian 'spy' was shot dead, animal-rights groups say
Hvaldimir, a beluga whale suspected of once being a Russian spy, was found dead off the coast of Norway on Saturday. Some vets say he was shot to death.
来自MSN6 个月
Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection
O SLO, Norway (AP) — A beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but ...
standardmedia.co.ke7 个月
'Russian spy' whale found dead in Norway
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Hvaldimir first appeared off Norway's coast in 2019. [AFP] A Beluga whale whose strange ...
BBC16 年
The Arctic Ocean - Beluga whales in the fjords of Svalbard
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Smithsonian Magazine10 年
The Story of One Whale Who Tried to Bridge the Linguistic Divide Between Animals and Humans
When a beluga approached their boat, one hunter would jump on the whale’s back and slip a lasso around its neck, like a high plains mustang. The other would then slide a floating stretcher under ...
Center for Biological Diversity6 年
SAVING THE COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE
Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...
Center for Biological Diversity4 年
SAVING THE COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE
Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...