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?
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