In 1987, a group of killer whales off the northwestern coast of North America briefly donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead ...
Orcas Wear Dead Fish as Hats After 40 Years, Scientists Unclear Why They Are Sporting the Unusual Fashion Trend Again Killer ...
An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.
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 ...
The fashionistas of the ocean have spoken, and it’s official -- salmon hats are making a comeback among orcas.
In the cold waters of Puget Sound, Washington, a peculiar fashion statement has resurfaced after nearly four decades. Orcas, ...
Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...
About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and ...
A s anyone who follows fashion knows, certain trends like indie sleaze and cargo pants can come back around after a long and ...
The salmon hat craze was first observed in 1987 when a female orca in the Puget Sound area of the northeast Pacific was seen ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.