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Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

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Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall .

The phenomenon was first noticed in 1987 , when a female from K-pod started wearing a salmon on her head.

Last month , J27 Blackberry , a 32-year-old male, was photographed exhibiting the same behaviour at Point No Point , Washington , off Whidbey Island .

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