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Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]
Sign at Hammerfest Harbour in Norwegian and English warning against interfering with Hvaldimir. The whale appeared beginning on 26 April 2019 north of Hammerfest, off the island of Ingøya and near the village of Tufjord on the island of Rolvsøya, wearing a tight-fitting camera harness labelled "Equipment St. Petersburg", and rubbing against boats in apparent attempts to free himself.
The sperm whale or cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.
Hvaldimir, a white beluga whale that was rumored to be a Russian spy, has been found dead in waters off Norway.
A harness-wearing beluga whale known for sparking speculation that he was a spy trained by the Russian navy has died, marine organizations tracking him said Saturday.. Hvaldimir, spotted with the ...
The whale's name is a play on the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alleged Russian spy whale Hvaldimir found dead off Norwegian shore Show ...
Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis). [ 2 ] References
Beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir was allegedly moved from a facility owned by a dolphinarium in St Petersburg to an Arctic military programme Mysterious Russian ‘spy whale’ may have fled ...