November 2019Searching for Orcas in North of Norway we also had the chance to encounter Hvaldimir, a solitary beluga traveling in the fjords since April 2019. This playful and friendly whale is supposed to have been in captivity and now craves human interaction, but still no one knows if he has been wild formerly ? Belugas use acoustic signature and dialects so this was the perfect opportunity to use our last prototype the "Whale Talker". Hvaldimir was interacting acoustically with us and after a first analyse of data we can confirm he uses some whistles and clicks while coming to us, as many other sounds. We think a database of it's vocalises could be compared to other areas and maybe identify it's origin or even find a pod that share it's culture.Pics credits - Chris Vaughan Jones - Matthew During