Killer whales bring back wearing salmon hats, but it’s not for fashion
Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s.
Killer whales revive 1980s ‘dead salmon on head’ look
A pod of killer whales has revived a curious trend from the 1980s in which they swim around with dead salmon balanced on ...
Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head, intriguing scientists and orca watchers
A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head. It’s not clear what the behavior means, but orcas were observed ...
Phys.org23 天
First successful test of wild minke whales reveals they have ultrasonic hearing
The researchers then released the whales back into the wild. The brain wave recordings ... on how baleen whales protect themselves from killer whales. More information: Dorian S.
The Daily Telegraph17 天
Killer whales revive 1980s ‘dead salmon on head’ look
Deborah Giles, research director for conservation group Wild Orca, told New Scientist: “We’ve seen mammal-eating killer whales carry large chunks of food under their pectoral fin, kind of ...
Country Life13 天
Killer whales with salmon hats, the secret lives of eels, the Nutcracker and some still lifes
Fresh from last season’s power move of sinking boats in the Mediterranean sea, it would appear that this year orcas are ...
The Independent20 天
Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say
A few months earlier, researchers reported the first instance of a lone killer whale hunting and eating a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. In 2022, three instances were recorded of ...