The sad reality behind this beluga whale bringing home a rugby ball

In 2019, a beluga whale was filmed carrying a rugby ball thrown by humans onto a boat, and the footage was shared on social media. Although this video seems magical at first glance, according to scientists, this animal, named "Hvaldimir", has been trained by humans to serve their cause. It is believed to have been held captive in a Russian military programme and to have managed to escape, and to have become lonely, malnourished and injured, and dependent on humans for survival.