Author: Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY

Mountain gorilla Ndakasi, who went viral in 2019 for a selfie, died last month in the arms of her caretaker at the Virunga National Park.

Two men were caught with a trunk full of KFC and $100,000 cash at the Auckland border in New Zealand.

A mountain goat with “dagger-like” horns killed a grizzly bear on the Burgess Pass trail in British Columbia.

A swarm of bees killed 63 endangered African penguins in a rare occurrence near Cape Town, South Africa.

A mass killing of over 1,400 dolphins in the Faroe Islands has led to an outcry from animal activists. But supporters say no laws were broken.

Daniel Scali, of Australia, broke the Guinness World record for longest plank hold at over 9 hours while suffering from chronic pain.

A new study found a loss of genetic diversity among polar bears in Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, a likely result of climate change.