Orca seen wearing a salmon hat for first time since 1980s. Why do they do it?
One fashion trend from the ’80s may be making a comeback – at least with killer whales. An orca has been spotted wearing a ...
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 1980s.
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Orcas Wear Dead Fish as Hats After 40 Years, Scientists Unclear Why They Are Sporting the Unusual Fashion Trend Again
Orcas Wear Dead Fish as Hats After 40 Years, Scientists Unclear Why They Are Sporting the Unusual Fashion Trend Again Killer ...
A recent orca sighting recalls a mystifying 1980s phenomenon. Is it happening again?
In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...
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Southern Resident orcas have been seen wearing salmon ‘hats.’ But it's not all fun and games
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a ...
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No, Orcas Probably Aren't Reviving the 'Dead Salmon Hat' Trend, Despite a Viral Photo, Experts Say. Here's Why
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 ...