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We've recently seen orcas foray into the world of fashion by wearing dead salmon as hats. Now a pair of orcas has been caught ...
Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.
Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...
Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...
Northwest Pacific orcas have started wearing salmon hats again, bringing back a bizarre trend first described in the 1980s, researchers say. This is the first time they've donned the bizarre headgear ...
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.
AILSA CHANG, HOST: All right, the hottest fashion trend of the season might be salmon hats. Yes, you heard that right. Hats made of salmon, not worn by humans, but by orcas - an orca off the coast ...
They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?
Why these orcas are wearing salmon as hats (again) First observed in the 1980s, the fad of orcas swimming around with dead salmon on their foreheads off Washington State seemed to have faded ...
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 ...
Northwest Pacific orcas have started wearing salmon hats again, bringing back a bizarre trend first described in the 1980s, researchers say. This is the first time they've donned the bizarre ...
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it. When you purchase through links on our site ...