Bio & achievements

Bob Pitman has worked with Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute. His field observations inform a conversation about killer whale diversity, predation, movement and how unusual encounters become scientific evidence.

Marine mammal researcher with extensive field experience
Studies killer whale diversity and predation

Meet the guest

Bob Pitman

Extraordinary whales, careful explanations

Bob Pitman discusses whale encounters, killer whale ecotypes and the scientific care needed to interpret exceptional observations.

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Killer whales and the limits of a headline

Killer whale ecotypes

Nick asks about a reported sperm whale yacht sinking. Bob Pitman says he has not heard that case, recalls a separate Western Pacific encounter and offers a qualified explanation.

Bob Pitman of Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute discusses sperm whale encounters, Iberian orca behaviour, Antarctic killer whale ecotypes, elusive Type D orcas, whale migration and the science behind exceptional observations.