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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years (www.livescience.com)
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Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If I were to go swimming, with a dead salmon on my head, would I be accepted into the pack, or merely well seasoned?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

We've had that Orcas vs. Humans peace treaty for several generations already, but it doesn't entitle for species swapping.

You'll be some interesting human with a new behavior that they will observe and ask around what are you thinking.