Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.
In the 1980s, an orca on the West Coast of the United States started a strange trend that was quickly adopted not just by her ...
In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it’s the 1980s, but researchers still ...
It’s a very sophisticated thing to do something for no purpose other than that it amuses you,” on researcher said.
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a ...
A group of orcas off the west coast of North America has brought back a bizarre fashion trend not seen since the late 1980s: ...
Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...
New observations from photographers and researchers confirm that orcas are once again sporting fish as headgear ...
An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.
The J-, K- and L-pods are down to just 73 orcas, according to the latest census completed in July by the Center for Whale ...
Experts say it may just be a "fad" that has emerged as the whales find more time to goof around. Read more at ...