A beluga whale apparently trained by humans appeared on the coast of Hammerfest, Norway, in late April. Some suspected it was a Russian “spy whale.” Now, new footage reveals just how well-trained this whale really is—and indeed, how good its manners are!
The beluga was wearing a harness, which would have held a camera, when it first appeared near the Norwegian town. The harness was later cut free. It was joked in the media that the “Russian spy” was “defecting” to Norway—where it seems to have found safe harbor. Jorgen Ree Wiig, a marine expert for the Directorate of Fisheries, says it’s unlikely that the Russian military trained the whale. And so, its true origin remains unknown.
