The enigma of the harnessed beluga whale spotted off the coast of Norway five years ago seems to have been unraveled. The whale, named Hvaldimir by locals, could have been a Russian escapee from a ...

The UK’s Royal Navy launched a frantic search for phantom Russians off the coast after picking up two mysterious sounds in ...

A beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, after his strange harness prompted suspicions he was a Russian spy, has been found dead in the southwest of Norway. The whale’s carcass was discovered ...

Norway has hunted whales in its own waters for centuries, but key technological advances, such as the exploding harpoon cannon, developed by its whalers in the 19 th century, enabled the expansion of ...

This summer, she's listening to the orcas of Norway's Lofoten Islands ... noise pollution from whale-watching cruises, oil exploration, and other human activity. Hamran has set out to study ...

Gliding stealthily through Norway’s frigid Arctic waters ... with one of the most fearsome sea predators — killer whales. Gliding stealthily through Norway’s frigid Arctic waters, world ...

Author, a senior medical officer to the expedition, tells about the first leg of the journey-the departure from South Shields, near Newcastle, to Tonsberg ... to pick up 17 whale catchers.

An curved arrow pointing right. Incredible footage shows whales swimming under the Northern Lights. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science Incredible footage ...

not a whale but rather the largest dolphin—streaking like wolves through the waters of Norway’s Andfjorden, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Their backs and tall dorsal fins glistened in ...

Norway is the only country where people can legally swim with the whales. Ms Neill, who co-led the mission, said she did not want to deny anyone the experience but more rules were needed.

The discovery led to an investigation by Norway's domestic intelligence agency, which later said that the whale was likely to have been trained by the Russian army as he seemed accustomed to humans.

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 ...