Lauren Beldi

The bear was far from the wilderness when it crossed paths with a man in a parking lot and leapt on him. Japan's latest bear attack injured four people last week and unfolded partly within view of a CCTV camera at a Fukushima steelworks. Loading... It was a reminder of last year's record official national toll: 13 people killed and more than 220 injured as people encountered bears, including in city streets.

Hvaldimir was a hit from the first time he was spotted in the wild, off the coast of Norway in April 2019. He was wearing a harness that looked like it had a small camera mount and was marked with the words "Equipment St Petersburg" in Russian. What's more, he was far friendlier than most beluga whales and seemed very comfortable around humans.