Why orcas wear dead salmon as ‘hats’ remains a mystery, scientists say

Why orcas wear dead salmon as ‘hats’ remains a mystery, scientists say

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. The phenomenon was first documented in 1987 when whales from three separate pods

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