Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon

Orcas Are Wearing Salmon Hats. Again.
An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.
Orcas Were Spotted Wearing Dead Salmon Hats In The 1980s, And Now They're At It Again
Off the coast of Washington State, orcas have started wearing salmon hats again. The trend was first described in the […]
Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats, And Scientists Are Stumped
The salmon hat craze was first observed in 1987 when a female orca in the Puget Sound area of the northeast Pacific was seen carrying a solitary dead fish on her nose. Within a few weeks the behavior was picked up by members of other pods, suggesting something about it must have appealed.
Orcas Bring Back Fashion Trend From Decades Ago: Salmon Hats
Orcas have been spotted wearing dead salmon on their head like hats, a trend that hasn't been popular with the whales since the 1980s.
Salmon Hats Are Back in Fashion Among Orcas
The fashionistas of the ocean have spoken, and it’s official -- salmon hats are making a comeback among orcas.
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.
Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why
About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back
Why orcas wear dead salmon as 'hats' remains a mystery, scientists say
In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head.
Trendsetting orcas bringing ‘80s fashion back to the Puget Sound: salmon hats
It’s a very sophisticated thing to do something for no purpose other than that it amuses you,” on researcher said.
Are Orca Whales Wearing Dead Salmon As Hats For Fashion? An Investigation
Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the world. On October 25, an Orca whale from a group of whales called the J pod was spotted with a dead salmon perched on top of its head as it swam through Puget Sound in Washington State, USA.
With salmon hats, Orca fashion goes back to the 1980s
I n late October, observers off the coast of Washington State witnessed an unusual sight: orcas swimming with dead salmon perched on their heads. This behavior, first noted in 198
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