Norwegian police: “bullet holes” in the spy whale Hvaldimir were pecked by birds
Norwegian police have given a surprising explanation for the “bullet holes” found on the body of the beluga whale Hvaldimir, who was called a “Russian spy”. About this reported in a press release published on the official website of the department.
The carcass of the famous whale was found off the coast of Norway on August 31. Animal rights organizations OneWhale and NOAH claimed that bullet wounds were visible on his body. Norwegian police said it was actually a bacterial infection that killed the whale.
The authors of the police autopsy report admit that published photographs of the carcass show wounds, but they do not believe they were caused by a firearm. Most of the holes that animal rights activists noticed were pecked by birds.
These wounds have jagged and ragged edges. This may be due to the fact that the wounds were caused by birds that pecked holes in the skin. There are two more holes in the skin on the underside of the whale. One wound passes through the skin and the entire layer of fatty tissue, but does not affect the internal organs. The other wound is less than one centimeter deep. According to the conclusion of the Veterinary Institute and police forensic experts, they were not caused by a firearm. X-rays of the chest and head did not reveal bullets or other metal fragments
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Keith was suspected of having ties to Russian intelligence services or the military in 2019 when he sailed to Norway wearing a tightly wrapped camera/weapon kit labeled “St. Petersburg Equipment.” He was later christened Hvaldimir: a nickname made up of the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Norwegian word hval, which translates as “whale”.
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