In 1987, a group of killer whales off the northwestern coast of North America briefly donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads for weeks. Recently, a male orca known as J27 ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. A study published Friday in the journal ...

It’s probably not a thing. People have been buzzing for weeks because scientists and a whale watcher this fall on separate occasions spotted two killer whales with dead salmon atop their heads ...

A group of orcas off the west coast of North America has resurrected a peculiar behaviour not seen since the late 1980s: wearing a single dead salmon on their heads, much like a hat. The practice ...

Dead salmon hats for fall? Groundbreaking. In the summer of 1987, orcas from the Pacific Northwest’s “southern resident” population started doing something that fascinated and perplexed ...

Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world’s largest fish, according to a new study. Whale sharks, which grow up to 18m long, are known to ...

Drone footage from a 2019 research survey shows a young male orca known as A99 “Alder" with a dead salmon on his head. A recent sighting of another salmon-wearing orca also sparked excitement.