While it isn't that uncommon to encounter beluga whales out in the ocean, recently Norwegian fishers came across a whale that surprised them and made headlines all across the world. When a friendly whale approached the fisher's boat, they noticed something weird about it. The animal was wearing a harness, and when a fisher removed it, they saw that it had “Equipment St. Petersburg” written on it.
Experts confirmed that neither Norway nor Denmark or Greenland puts those sort of harnesses on belugas for research purposes. The Russian-made harness and unusually friendly behavior of the mammal raised suspicions that the Russian navy trained the whale for spying purposes.
While it’s still not entirely clear why the mammal was wearing a harness, the 'Russian spy' was put under the spotlight again. It turns out, and this beluga whale isn't just friendly; it's quite well mannered too. A couple of days ago, Isa Opdahl was out on the water in the boat when she had a mishap.
The young woman put her phone in her pocket, but it slipped and fell in the ocean. When she thought that her mobile was gone forever, she noticed the same notorious beluga whale carrying her phone in its mouth.
The beluga swam close enough for her to grab the phone while one of her friends captured everything on camera. The mammal quickly went viral with many people left in awe of its intelligence. For now, the polite whale continues to hover around the Hammerfest area.
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