Paris fashion week may have come and gone, but just off the west coast of North America orcas are strutting their stuff and bringing back some retro marine styles. That is to say, killer whales have begun to wear dead salmon as hats.
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00:00Paris Fashion Week may have come and gone, but just off the west coast of North America,
00:08orcas are strutting their stuff and bringing back some retro marine styles.
00:12That is to say, killer whales have begun to wear dead salmon as hats.
00:16The practice hasn't been seen amongst orcas since 1987, when a single female in the same
00:22area kicked off the trend.
00:23Weeks later, other orcas from nearby pods were seen doing the same, and researchers
00:28have no idea why.
00:29What's even stranger, less than a year later, they ceased the practice, similar to human
00:34fashion trends.
00:35Marine experts have some theories as to why they might keep a dead salmon on their heads,
00:39the primary one being to store food for later.
00:41In fact, orcas are known to hang onto food under their pectoral fins.
00:44However, they are also highly intelligent creatures capable of high-level learning,
00:48with some experts saying they might even be for social reasons.
00:51A silly hat that others find humorous.
00:54Other whales have been known to wear hats made of seaweed, as they seem to like the
00:58Another factor that could be at play here.
01:00Still, one question remains, how the heck do they keep a salmon hat on their heads?