NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.

Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.

New observations from photographers and researchers confirm that orcas are once again sporting fish as headgear ...

Orcas have been spotted wearing dead salmon on their head like hats, a trend that hasn't been popular with the whales since ...

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

Off the coast of Washington State, orcas have started wearing salmon hats again. The trend was first described in the […] ...

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

Fresh from last season’s power move of sinking boats in the Mediterranean sea, it would appear that this year orcas are ...

A resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was ...

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 been spotted off the west coast of North America, balancing salmon on their heads. The phenomenon, first observed in 1987, is a bit of a mystery. But after a long absence, they’re bringing ...

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