Orca seen wearing a salmon hat for first time since 1980s. Why do they do it?
One fashion trend from the '80s may be making a comeback – at least with killer whales. An orca has been spotted wearing a ...
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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 ...
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No, Orcas Probably Aren’t Reviving the ‘Dead Salmon Hat’ Trend, Despite a Viral Photo, Experts Say. Here’s Why
A recent photo of an orca swimming with a salmon on its head has fueled speculation that the fad, first observed in the 1980s ...
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There’s something fishy about a recent sighting of an orca in a salmon ‘hat’
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... reported in December 2004 in the journal Biological ...
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A recent orca sighting recalls a mystifying 1980s phenomenon. Is it happening again?
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... Another orca wearing a salmon hat was photographed during a 2019 survey by the marine conservation group Ocean Wise.
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There’s something fishy about a recent sighting of an orca in a salmon ‘hat’
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... Another orca wearing a salmon hat was photographed during a 2019 survey by the marine conservation group Ocean Wise.
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.
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Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s
She said the fish-hat fad is likely linked to food availability in a certain place. Giles said there have been healthy salmon runs in Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound, where all three pods have been ...
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Are Pacific Northwest orcas bringing back the ‘salmon hat’ trend?
Dr. Deborah Giles — a science and research director with the Wild Orca nonprofit and a resident scientist at the University of Washington — told KOIN 6 News she is unsure when the salmon hat ...