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For Orcas, Dead Salmon Hats Are Back in Fashion
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 pod, but by individuals from other pods, too: wearing dead salmon hats. And yes,
For Orcas, Dead Salmon Hats Are Back in Fashion after 37 Years
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
Are Pacific Northwest orcas bringing back the ‘salmon hat’ trend?
On October 25, a viral photo of a Southern Resident orca at Point No Point, Washington, was spotted with a salmon on its head — also known as a “salmon hat.” According to the Orca Network – a Washington nonprofit – the salmon hat phenomenon was first spotted in the late 80s among the endangered Southern Resident population.
Southern Resident orcas have been seen wearing salmon ‘hats.’ What are they up to?
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a hopeful sign of long-term recovery.
Orcas Are Wearing Salmon Hats. Again.
An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.
Why are orcas wearing dead salmon on their heads again? Experts puzzled by revival of odd trend
New observations from photographers and researchers confirm that orcas are once again sporting fish as headgear
Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats, And Scientists Are Stumped
The salmon hat craze was first observed in 1987 when a female orca in the Puget Sound area of the northeast Pacific was seen carrying a solitary dead fish on her nose. Within a few weeks the behavior was picked up by members of other pods, suggesting something about it must have appealed.
Orcas Bring Back Fashion Trend From Decades Ago: Salmon Hats
Orcas have been spotted wearing dead salmon on their head like hats, a trend that hasn't been popular with the whales since the 1980s.
Trendsetting orcas bringing ‘80s fashion back to the Puget Sound: salmon hats
It’s a very sophisticated thing to do something for no purpose other than that it amuses you,” on researcher said.
Wearing salmon as hats are in vogue — at least for orcas
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.
Huge Orca Fashion Update! Dead Salmon Hats Are Back In Style After 37 Years
Orcas have apparently taken a break from sinking luxury yachts so they can focus on themselves. The animals have brought back an old whale fashion trend that hasn’t been in style in nearly four decades.
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Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head, intriguing scientists and orca watchers
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