It’s often said that history repeats itself. Well, the same can be said about trends, and in the watery world of killer whales it holds true. Researchers recently observed a killer whale (orca) ...

Fresh from last season’s power move of sinking boats in the Mediterranean sea, it would appear that this year orcas are ...

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

Orcas have been spotted off the west coast of North America, balancing salmon on their heads. The phenomenon, first observed in 1987, is a bit of a mystery. But after a long absence, they’re bringing ...

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

King salmon, or chinook, are a critical part of the diet of Southern Resident killer whales. The population of Southern ...

Orca whales have been spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, simultaneously charming and confounding scientists around the ...

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

The J-, K- and L-pods are down to just 73 orcas, according to the latest census completed in July by the Center for Whale ...

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently ...

West Coast killer whales were last spotted sporting expired salmon in the 1980s, according to Live Science. After a nearly 40 ...