US EditionThere’s something fishy about a recent sighting of an orca in a salmon ‘hat’
- A male orca known as J27, or "Blackberry," was seen wearing a salmon on his head in Puget Sound, sparking interest among observers.
- Stephanie Raymond, a program manager of the Orca Network, confirmed that there are no recent images of orcas wearing salmon hats despite the excitement.
- The sighting of J27 is reminiscent of a 1987 trend where Southern Resident orcas were seen throwing fish on their heads.
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A killer whale off the west coast of the USA was spotted with a dead salmon on its head. This behavior has been popular before. But what is behind it?
There is something suspicious about the recent sighting of an orca with a salmon “shatter.” Fashion changes and styles go and go, even for the orcas. In 1987, a group of orcas from the northwest coast of North America showed briefly “hats” of salmon, carrying dead fish on their heads for weeks. Recently, a male orca known as J27, or “Blackberry”, was photographed in the Strait of Puget, in Washington, with a salmon on their heads, and many obser…
Killer whales revive 1980s ‘dead salmon hat’ trend, baffling scientists
Orca behavior sparks fascination: Salmon hats return to pacific waters. A recent orca sighting in Washington's Puget Sound has reignited interest in a peculiar phenomenon first observed decades ago: killer whales balancing dead salmon on their heads. The behavior, captured in a photograph of a male orca known as J27, or "Blackberry," echoes a trend [...]
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