Killer whales bring back wearing salmon hats, but it’s not for fashion An adult female Southern Resident killer whale (J16) swims with her calf (J50) in September 2015.

Science Killer whales bring back wearing salmon hats, but it’s not for fashion. Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the ...

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

WHALE SALMON HATS. Listen · 3:59 3:59. ... a trained scent detection dog who stands on the front of our boat and helps us locate floating killer whale feces. And we were on a scent.

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.. A quick ...

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

CHANG: Deborah Giles - she's a killer whale researcher with Wild Orca and resident scientist at the University of Washington. Thank you so much. GILES: Thank you so much.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats. Search Query Show Search News/Noticias ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.