Researchers baffled by whale behavior For the past few weeks, a pod of whales has been swimming near the shore of a small town in California, much to the surprise of researchers and locals. "We've never seen anything like this before," said one biologist. "The whales are typically very shy and avoid humans, but these ones have been coming right up to the shoreline and even swimming under boats." Some residents have reportedly been feeding the whales, which has only made them more bold. "It's been really strange to see them so close to the beach," said one local. "I'm just glad they haven't started jumping out of the water like dolphins do." So far, researchers have no idea why the whales are behaving in this way. Some have speculated that they may be sick or lost, but so far there is no evidence to support this theory. "We're just going to have to wait and see what happens next," said the biologist. "I...