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. The phenomenon was first documented in 1987 when whales from three separate pods were seen wearing salmon on their heads, like a human wears a hat.

Whatever the case, the fad may not stick around for long. After debuting the year prior, salmon hats had reportedly gotten stale by summer 1988. It’s unknown why orcas decided t