Four years after he first appeared in Norwegian waters wearing a Russian-made camera harness, the beluga whale is on the move
Hvaldimir is widely suspected to have been trained by the Russians for some kind of spy or reconnaissance work. In 2019, Norwegian journalist Thomas Nilsenthat the beluga likely escaped from a pen in which he was being trained for reconnaissance by the Russian navy, pointing to Google Earth photos that appeared to show pens of beluga whales in the waters off of northwest Russia.
Hvaldimir has been seen “logging” under a catamaran at a Norwegian salmon farm for hours at a time. The behavior, in which a whale lies still just at the surface, may be a coping strategy for the social animal’s solitary existence.On the move , prompting officials to warn Norwegians not to make contact with him, he continued on into Swedish territory.It’s unclear why Hvaldimir has made such a significant shift southward—or why he subsequently made a U-turn back into Norwegian waters. He could be looking for a mate, or just searching for more food. Either way, though, he faces increased danger as he goes.
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