2000s animal births

Hvaldimir (; – 31 August 2024) was a male beluga whale that fishermen near Hammerfest in northern Norway noticed in April 2019 allegedly wearing a camera harness. After being freed from the harness, he remained in the area and appeared used to humans. Speculation that he had been trained by Russia as a spy whale led to his being dubbed Hvaldimir, a portmanteau of Norwegian (whale) and "Vladimir", for Russian President Vladimir Putin. By 2023, Hvaldimir's range appeared to have expanded to include areas of the south-western coastline of Sweden. On 31 August 2024, Hvaldimir was found dead in the

assault dog employed by the French police

Biquette (French ), also known as Biquette de Mauriac, the Grindcore Goat or the Punk Rock Goat ( 2003 – December 2013), was a rescued factory milking goat who was photographed in the audience of punk rock and heavy metal concerts and became viral on the internet.