Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.

Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...

Salmon biologist Alexandra Morton believes the return of the whales and the return of the salmon is proof that closing 42 ...

Southern resident killer whales are critically endangered and most likely on a path toward extinction. A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the ...

She uses trained dogs on boats to sniff out and collect the whales’ feces to analyze their health. In early November, Giles said she saw a southern resident killer whale exhibit the salmon-on ...