Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast

[EX500rider]

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.



Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48090616

[SansACause]

1. Was it orange?

The title of the article threw me off for a minute.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. A pinkish shade of white.

Imagine the untanned bits of our president. The young and vigorous backside, for example. The word "beluga" comes to mind.

[Talitha]

12. 'Beluga Donnie' - LOL.... there ya go, you just made a new nickname for Shitler.

[Sherman A1]

3. One wonders

if the whale was defecting?

[pazzyanne]

7. It could have been...

belugas are very smart animals! They are one of my favorite marine animals.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. They put one in the Oval Office, too

[C Moon]

5. :D

[rwsanders]

6. Horrible someone found a nefarious purpose (porpoise?) for one of the worlds most beautiful animals

[riversedge]

8. Little cutie. Sad that he did not know he was being used.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

9. It would be interesting to download the data on that camera.

[SunSeeker]

10. Poor whale. It's tame. It was probably approaching the Norwegians for food.

It's probably not able to fend for itself in the wild, swimming alone without a pod.

Fucking Putin, that sick, evil, kleptocrat.

[generalbetrayus]

11. Lest we forget ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Marine_Mammal_Program

[Polybius]

13. They are 20 years too late, there's already sharks with laser beams

[rwsanders]

14. I just remembered that years ago, I saw a video of a dolphin that would wait outside a woman's home

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]

15. Pha ... rat out ... Ivan. nt

[seltzerwater]

16. "repeatedly approached Norwegian boats off Ingoya"

Worst Spy Whale Ever..