Recently, a male orca known as J27, or “Blackberry,” was photographed in Washington’s Puget Sound wearing a salmon on his head, and many observers declared that the trend had returned.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

An especially popular killer whale put a dead fish on his head, in a throwback to a fashion last seen in the 1980s.

A female orca was spotted swimming around Puget Sound with a dead salmon lolling on her nose in ... they will attack great white sharks and remove their livers with large, precise bites.

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, or ...

Recently, a male orca known as J27, or “Blackberry,” was photographed in Washington’s Puget Sound wearing a salmon on his head, and many observers declared that the trend had returned.

Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall, taking the dead fish for a ride and possibly snacking on the salmon at its leisure.

The dead salmon hat trend of 1987, which also originated in Puget Sound, started with just one female orca who began carrying the dead fish on her nose. Within the next five to six weeks ...