So long, Hvaldimir. If you’ve been hiding under a rock since 2019 it might have escaped your attention that beluga whale Hvaldimir, once thought to be a Russian “spy” turned Norwegian retiree, was found dead over the weekend. Hvaldimir first rose to public attention in 2019 when he was seen wearing a harness presumably meant for a camera with the words “Equipment St Petersburg” written on it. He was nicknamed after the Russian president Vladmir Putin and the Norwegian word for whale, hval. While rumors appeared that Hvaldimir was a Russian spy whale, Russia never claimed this or admitted to an…