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Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon

ScienceAlert on MSN · 1d

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 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.

The Express Tribune · 2h

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

1don MSN

Salmon rotting in "dead end" Stockton slough for second year in a row; neighbors push for permanent solution

The sight and smell of dozens, if not hundreds, of dead salmon rotting in the Pixley Slough behind John Muir Elementary ...

Scientific American8d

How the Return of Salmon to the Klamath River Shows Us What’s Possible in Wildlife Conservation

Once a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat, the Klamath River’s dam removal demonstrates how people can halt the ...

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