When Eastern Tropical Pacific killer whales visit San Diego waters via Mexico, it’s always exciting for observers. For ...
In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has ...
A new study details how, in the Gulf of California, a pod manages to carry out coordinated attacks against the largest fish ...
At a time when many of her student contemporaries are out enjoying Christmas parties, 21-year-old Zara Lachlan has been facing down dangerous killer whales while rowing across the Atlantic. If the ...
Old Brit Zara Lachlan 'Battles Killer Whales' During Record-Breaking Atlantic Row. At a time when her student contemporaries are out enjoying Christmas parties, 21-year-old Zara Lachlan has been ...
Conservation helped stop most whale hunting. Now shipping kills them and little is done to avoid collision risk ...
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a ...
On October 25, a viral photo of a Southern Resident orca at Point No Point, Washington, was spotted with a salmon on its head ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.
Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.