The Russian “whale spy” is back and craves love

This truly detective story began four years ago off the coast of Norway, where local fishermen discovered a male beluga whale (later given the nickname Khvaldimir) with a belt around his body, to which was attached a camera with an intriguing inscription in Russian: “Outfitting of St. Petersburg.

This was quite enough to suspect the animal … of working for the Russian secret services, which supposedly trained it in espionage skills and provided it with the appropriate equipment.

However, the whale was left alone, and recently it has been spotted off the Swedish coast, but for some reason alone. According to experts, Hvaldimir, being a social animal, is busy looking for a female or a pack of congeners to become part of the community.

A group of scientists led by marine biologist Sebastian Srand observes the beluga whale, which has become popular. According to him, the animal is quite healthy, the only thing that alarms scientists – poor appetite, which makes Hvaldimir look gaunt.

Otherwise, it is very friendly, approaches the boats, flirts with people and does not refuse when offered something tasty. Srand and his colleagues think that in order to find a mate and unite with his relatives, Hvaldymir needs to swim further north to the coast of Greenland.

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