The world-famous beluga whale thought to have been trained as a Russian spy and later found dead under fishy circumstances is now starring in his own documentary — which reveals his true identity.

The mammal was known locally as Hvaldimir, a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, "hval," and Russian President Vladimir Putin's first name A beluga whale suspected of being a Russian spy found ...

The peculiar tale of a beluga whale believed to have been a Russian "spy" appears to have been solved. A marine mammal expert suggests the animal was likely trained to guard a Russian naval base ...

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Fisherman Yoichi Ishigaki has such fond memories of a lone but sociable beluga whale he bonded with while battling cancer that he erected a memorial to his “friend” after ...