VIDEO: Beluga whale spotted in the River Thames

Ultra-rare sighting of Arctic whale near Gravesend

Beluga whale
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The River Thames has welcomed an unexpected visitor in the form of a beluga whale.

Onlookers were astonished to see the white marine creature, more commonly associated like the Arctic waters around North America, Greenland and Iceland swimming alongside barges near Gravesend this morning.

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