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.

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.

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.

Deborah Giles, the research director for the nonprofit Wild Orca, witnessed the return of the salmon hat trend while observing orcas in the Puget Sound. "We saw one with a fish on its head.

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 ...

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.

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. But while the ...