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

Though researchers have some best guesses, nobody seems to know for sure why exactly a killer whale in Washington state was wearing a dead fish as a hat.

Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the world. On October 25, an Orca whale from a group of whales called the J pod was spotted with a dead salmon perched on top of its head as it swam through Puget Sound in Washington State, USA.

Fresh from last season’s power move of sinking boats in the Mediterranean sea, it would appear that this year orcas are killing salmon and then wearing their bodies as hats. This is, apparently, not the first time they have done this.

The fashionistas of the ocean have spoken, and it’s official -- salmon hats are making a comeback among orcas.

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head.

West Coast killer whales were last spotted sporting expired salmon in the 1980s, according to Live Science. After a nearly 40-year hiatus, whale watchers and scientists witnessed the resurrected fad last month off Point No Point in Kitsap County and in South Puget Sound.

KILLER whales are bringing back a bizarre 80s trend – and scientists think they are trying to relive their youth. The sea creatures are wearing dead fish on their heads in the US, suggesting

A pod of killer whales has revived a curious trend from the 1980s in which they swim around with dead salmon balanced on their heads...

A s anyone who follows fashion knows, certain trends like indie sleaze and cargo pants can come back around after a long and quite deserved break. Orcas, it seems, are not immune. After a 37-year break, killer whales have once again been spotted wearing dead salmon on their head.

A group of orcas off the west coast of North America has brought back a bizarre fashion trend not seen since the late 1980s: wearing a single dead salmon on their heads as if it was a hat. Experts are at a loss to explain why orcas would want to wear fish in the first place,