Orcas are wearing salmon as hats

Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
As anyone who follows fashion knows, certain trends like indie sleaze and cargo pants can come back around after a long and quite deserved break. Orcas, it seems, are not immune. After a 37-year break,
Why orcas wear dead salmon as 'hats' remains a mystery, scientists say
In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was first documented in 1987 when whales from three separate pods were seen wearing salmon on their heads,
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.
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 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.
Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s
Southern resident killer whales always look sharp in their smooth black-and-white body suits, but now they have a new accessory. Dead salmon hats. Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall,
After 40 Years Orcas Make Salmon Hats Trendy Again
In the cold waters of Puget Sound, Washington, a peculiar fashion statement has resurfaced after nearly four decades. Orcas, the ocean’s charismatic black-and-white predators, are donning “salmon hats” again—balancing dead fish on their heads as they swim.
Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why
About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back
So hot right now: WA orcas are wearing dead salmon on their heads in latest fashion fad
Washington orcas have reportedly revived a macabre fashion trend: dead-salmon hats.
Scientists Baffled by Orcas Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats
Hatful of Sorrow You've probably heard all about orcas' daring feats, like sinking yachts. But are you aware that they can be quite dashing, too? Yep. It appears that these snazzy cetaceans are fond of wearing "hats" in the form of dead salmon on their snouts,
Back in fashion: Orcas in the wild wearing dead salmon hats
Experts say it may just be a "fad" that has emerged as the whales find more time to goof around. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Orcas revive bizarre salmon headwear trend in Pacific waters
In the waters of the northwestern Pacific, alarming behavior of orcas has been observed. These mammals have started wearing dead salmon on their heads again, a trend that first appeared in the 1980s.
Orca Spotted Doing Something Really Weird In Puzzling Throwback To The 1980s
Over the past few weeks, orca enthusiasts have spotted at least one killer whale sporting the throwback accessory. “We saw ...
Killer whales bring back bizarre ‘80s fashion trend’ – using dead fish as trendy hats to ‘relive their youth’
KILLER whales are bringing back a bizarre 80s trend – and scientists think they are trying to relieve their youth. The sea ...