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 ...
A recent photo of an orca swimming with a salmon on its head has fueled speculation that the fad, first observed in the 1980s ...
An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.
Orcas have apparently taken a break from sinking luxury yachts so they can focus on themselves. The animals have brought back ...
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a ...
Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...
A resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was ...
On October 25, a viral photo of a Southern Resident orca at Point No Point, Washington, was spotted with a salmon on its head ...
The fashionistas of the ocean have spoken, and it’s official -- salmon hats are making a comeback among orcas.
It’s a very sophisticated thing to do something for no purpose other than that it amuses you,” on researcher said.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.