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 ...

Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...

The fashionistas of the ocean have spoken, and it’s official -- salmon hats are making a comeback among orcas.

I n late October, observers off the coast of Washington State witnessed an unusual sight: orcas swimming with dead salmon ...

The salmon hat craze was first observed in 1987 when a female orca in the Puget Sound area of the northeast Pacific was seen ...

In the cold waters of Puget Sound, Washington, a peculiar fashion statement has resurfaced after nearly four decades. Orcas, ...

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still ...

About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and ...

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.

Researchers recently observed a killer whale (Orca) wearing dead salmon on their heads as hats, and believe it or not it's ...