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Chris Simms

Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover

A pair of killer whales, one of which has kelp in its mouth.

Orcas have been filmed making and using tools for what seems to be a pleasurable, massage-like experience.

The southern resident population of killer whales or orcas (Orcinus orca) lives in a region of the north-west Pacific Ocean called the Salish Sea, which borders Washington and British Columbia. This population exclusively eats fish, and its members are known for the bizarre fad of wearing salmon on their heads.

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